If the kingdom of God is "righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit" (Romans 14:17), then no matter how difficult a situation is, there's always a better choice available to you than resentment, distress, or hopelessness to deal with it.
When You’re Not Up to the Task
Jesus said there would be hardship in this world, but to be encouraged, because he's already overcome it (John 16:33). It's another way of saying his grace is more than enough for what you’re going through. If you're not up to the task of dealing with this day, it's okay, because he is. An invasion …
Guard and Guide
"Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me" (Psalm 23:4, NLT). Like many, I love Psalm 23. But when I was young, the rod and staff verse didn't make sense, because I saw them as …
Brave Heart
Before Gideon was in the battle that made him famous in Sunday school, he first fought a battle over his own heart. Gideon saw himself as less than nothing, but God called him a "mighty man of valor," and kept encouraging Gideon to see himself and his circumstances as God did. As his thinking began …
Good Point
Perhaps for someone besides me—I feel like God's saying he knows you're tired, and how pointless some days have seemed. But he's encouraging you to strengthen yourself in him, and to not to give up pursuing all your heart has been longing for, even the things you can't define or even describe yet. He's not …
Equip Your Spirit 