All in Faith
I had so much doubt that God would fulfill a certain promise he’d given me that it grew into full-blown unbelief. I was a prisoner of that doubt and it was poisoning my faith. Have you been there? Doubting if what you've been longing and waiting for will ever become your reality? You can’t have hope without faith. We must first believe God can (faith) do something before we can be expectant that He will (hope).
If you don’t get the thing you desire most, will you still believe God is good? Will you continue to believe He is faithful if His timeline never matches yours or His will for your life is completely different than the one you dreamt up years ago? There may come a time when your faith is challenged. You’ll feel like….
So often our prayers focus on what we want and need from God, but how often do you ask what He wants and needs from you? How often do you seek His will instead of asking him to approve yours?
Have you ever felt like your relationship with God was stagnant? Do you want to go to the next level in your faith but unsure how to get there? I’ve been there too. Our relationship with God should always be growing and changing. True Christianity is a lot of things, but one thing it isn’t….
There’s a reason we’re called to partake in sabbath-rest. Not only is it necessary for our physical health, but it’s also crucial for our spiritual health. And he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.” Mark 2:27. So how do we rest? First, it starts with understanding how God intends for us to rest.
There can be a lot of pressure to make your devotional time “perfect”. With so many resources and Christian leaders providing instruction, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. How much time should you spend? During what time of day? How do you know what to read and where to start? The bible is clear on two things…
What do you tell yourself when you feel weak? For a long time, every time I felt weak I’d tell myself, “You should be stronger than this. You shouldn't feel this way”. I don’t know where I got that notion from, but somewhere in my life I learned that I needed…
My 20-year-old self was unaware of her brokenness and uninterested in knowing God. My soon-to-be 30-year-old self knows that surrendering my life to Christ is the best decision I’ve ever made. I’ve learned so much about God, life, and myself, and I want to share it all.
At one point we’re strong in our faith and believing God will do everything He’s promised. However, somewhere in the middle, we lose faith. When our expectations aren’t met in the way we envisioned we think they won’t be met at all. We start to doubt God and sometimes give up on doing things His way altogether.
I’ve seen God bring immense beauty from ashes. Every ounce of my being believes Romans 8:28 is true because in my own life I’ve learned that just because a situation isn’t good doesn’t mean God can’t bring good from it.
How is it that a loving God would delay meeting the needs of His people when they desperately need Him? These people weren’t strangers to Jesus, they were his friends! In case you’re not familiar with the story of Lazarus.
How do you know if God is speaking to you? How do you know that you’re not making it up, mishearing the Holy Spirit, or that it was even from God? This post isn’t going to focus on the many ways God communicates with us, rather how to recognize that it’s His voice.
