faith

Shaping Influences in Your Life

We all have shaping influences in our lives. How we interpret them determine whether they will lead us to God or away from Him. – See more:

Don’t Move Ahead of God

Os Hillman wrote this great warning from Jeremiah. It’s strong, but the thirsty need a sharp rebuke before drinking poisoned water. Don’t move ahead of God.

God is Always in a Good Mood

It would be definitely be scary to have a God that is in a bad mood. Thankfully God never changes. Since He is good, God is always in a good mood.

Our God is a Playful God

God is playful and wants us to enjoy life. God wants us to know that the life He has for us is better than anything the world can even attempt to offer.

What Does Jesus Think About You? – Part 2

You try to confess your sins, and He interrupts you to tell you how much He loves you. You can be having a terrible day and still feel God smiling over you.

Preparation Through Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving prepares you to experience God, for more blessing from God, for the peace of God, for God’s joy, and to hear from God.

Rekindling Faith: Reminding Yourself of God’s Goodness

Uncover the transformative journey of rediscovering God’s unwavering goodness. See how David inclined his heart back to God.

Frustrations and Happiness

Will we choose to believe God is still good toward us when hardships are all around? Thanksgiving in all things opens us up to God’s redemption.

Why Most Christians Are Not Happy

If joy is in the fruit of the Spirit, if the joy of the Lord is our strength, and if God has anointed us with the oil of gladness, then why is joy, happiness, and laughter not characteristics of the church?

You Are Better Than You Think

If God speaks to us the same aggrandizing words to us that we read in the Bible, why do we question if it is really Him? You are better than you think.

Prayer Quote – Anselm of Canterbury

God does not delay to hear our prayers because He has no mind to give;
but that, by enlarging our desires, He may give us the more largely.

Why We Exalt Him

We do not exalt God to create distance between us but actually to draw us closer. We are creating more room for God to say how wonderful we are.