The Process of Trust
Trust is evidence-based, and it builds faith. Once strengthened, faith requires no proof at all. If you have lived any bit of time following Jesus, you know that trust and surrender are not a one-off. Have you surrendered some behavior, person, or care to the Lord only to get down the road and realize you need to lay it all down again? Sure. We can only go as far as we know, so it stands to reason that as we grow, we learn better how to more fully “let go and let God.” “Trust
It Depends on Who You Ask
The unmatched, infallible Word of God is the supernatural sustenance for your mind, soul, and spirit. My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. -- Hosea 4:6 If we are honest, most of us can say we have experienced increased and unusual stress over the past couple of years; Job loss, home-based schooling, sickness and death, and general upheaval in every area of our lives due to COVID. Many will also admit their relationship with God has changed. Some of us have relied on
Go Deep
To keep your goals from drowning in the choppy waves and gale-force winds, you are going to need scuba gear. And the willingness to try again after failure when God says, “Let’s go fishing.” After I got saved, I met the great evangelist Kathryn Kuhlman. I told her my story of drugs, gang life, then freedom through Christ; later the Lord put on her heart to send me to Bible College. It was a fantastic opportunity; still, I was painfully nervous. I had been a junkie through my
About Joy
If you are missing joy in your life, it is within your reach and responsibility to get it back. “Joy, just like most fruits of the Spirit, is fortified in our faith, activated by love, and proven through our response to His Spirit.” – M. Lisa Eckman If you have been walking with the Lord a long time, you may have forgotten the first time you came to “taste and see that the Lord is good” (Psalm 34:8). As we grow in our intimacy with Jesus through God’s Spirit, like other aspec
