For many, the holidays are the best time of the year. But for some, they're the most difficult, draining, and depressing. In Zechariah 4, the one faced with an overwhelming situation was told the way to deal with it was not in his own strength, but in God's. He was told that to accomplish everything …
Winning the War
Fear decays. Worry weakens. Bitterness corrupts. Hate deceives, dehumanizes, and destroys. So quit hanging out with them. You’re inundated with information about what’s healthy for you physically, but you need to be just as intentional about what you're feeding yourself emotionally, and how you’re exercising your spirituality. It’s both a daily invitation and lifelong discipline …
A Monday Thought
No matter how strong the negativity is around you, you’re never without the power to be thankful for the good God has done in your past, hopeful for the good he’s promised, and peaceful in all the goodness, grace, and love he’s imparting to you right now, until there is nothing negative that can control …
The Next Step
"My promise to you is the same as my promise to Moses: wherever you set foot, you will be on land I have given you" (Joshua 1:3). This was the promise given to Israel, but they only ever lived in a fraction of the area God told them they could have. Whatever the reasons—enemies, fears, …
The Invitation
To me, 2 Kings 19 has always been a powerful invitation from God to deal with being overwhelmed, and I think of it often. The enemy sent a threatening letter to King Hezekiah, mocking his faith, declaring themselves superior in every way, and vowing to destroy him. Though he had power, the king was overcome …
Equip Your Spirit 