When you feel forsaken and afraid, don’t abandon your “post” in the pit. Some battles may be lost … but victory is assured!
While God doesn’t do the tempting, we must realize that God does allow the testing. And this testing has an eternal reason and reward.
A defiled dollar bill retains all its undefiled value. As do you. Because its condition doesn’t determine its value; the bill’s value is determined by something far greater: its creator. As is yours.
The fact that God’s eternal realm is beyond our dimensions is what assures you that He’s able to watch, listen, delight, interact, and intimately involve Himself in each detail of your life.
If the Lord allowed everyone, ever born, everywhere, every day, to understand Him, His invisible qualities, eternal power, and divine nature, what would that be like?
If ever there was a mother’s day moment in the Bible, it’s early on in Jesus’ ministry, when He turns a grieving mother’s day-of-mourning into a day-of-rejoicing!
Temptation provides resistance training. Just as roots will strengthen when the wind blows against a tree, each time we stand firm against the force of temptation we become stronger.
Many of life’s most important things don’t have a perceived deadline, and therefore don’t feel urgent. And that’s what trips us up.
Peace isn’t found in the absence of trouble. It comes from having Jesus as our anchor and foundation, especially in the storm.