If you want a fruitful harvest, then you had better remove the rocks in the soil. This metaphor parallels with the lies we may be believing in our own lives. What lies need to be replaced with truth in your life?
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Our role is not passive in receiving God’s protection. God requires us to be active participants in the spiritual defense that He has provided for us.
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The Lord sets forth the roles and responsibilities in Deuteronomy. The concept of having checks and balances for positions of power is biblical and imperative for healthy leadership.
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What should we do when someone wrongly judges us and attacks our character? Should we be defensive, or follow Christ’s example?
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We must understand that, because we are in Christ and Christ is in us, we have authority as we submit to God. This authority is in order to resist the devil, stand firm, and serve as Christ’s ambassadors.
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What a year we leave behind! What a year lays ahead! God is in control—no matter how out of control our years may seem to be. Let’s be intentional to not miss the opportunities the Lord has given us.
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There is nothing that God has not anticipated or seen coming; nothing He can’t handle. if you’re reading this, God is not finished with you! What new thing does God want to do in this year? It won’t be based on self-effort. Rather, on your faith in what Jesus has accomplished. Greater things are still to come!
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How do you express to the Lord your wonder at who He is along with your excitement that He has come and is coming again? This Christmas, spend time renewing your passion by worshipping our Messiah, the Risen Savior, who has known us and loved us from before time began.
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The gift of Christmas is the gift of Jesus. You don’t earn it; you don’t deserve it. But it’s a gift that’s being offered to us.
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As you navigate this Christmas season, there are a lot of things that can cause a level of anxiety, fear or dread. I urge you listen to the good news once more. It will provide peace and move you to action.
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Christmas is a time of varying emotions—but usually full of a lot of hustle and bustle. There are many opportunities to seize as we finish this year, and here are a few priorities to consider for your Christmas season!
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Peace is related to the internal order of our lives and not to the external disorder of the world. Peace on earth is what we want, but peace with God is something we already have.
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Christmas morning is a time to remember the arrival of Jesus Christ. His birth as a baby—and later death and resurrection—opened up the way for us to experience the security and protection that come with being born of God.
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If God has accepted you, can’t you accept yourself?
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How can we know that God is God if we are in anxious turmoil? Let’s look at some practical, real-life solutions for keeping anxiety at bay so that we can know the God who is the Prince of Peace!
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Does it feel easy or hard to praise God right now? Is there something in your life that makes it difficult to declare God’s goodness and love? Giving thanks is the means to experience God’s goodness and sovereignty because it changes our perspective and opens our eyes to truly see Him.
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Hope is the present assurance of some future good. David battled depression and wrote about it in Psalms. Through his writing we can see three scriptural ways to overcome depression.
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Shame is deeply seated and difficult to understand or remove, perhaps because it is from very old hurts. Nonetheless, it is possible to be rid of it. One of the transformational tools FIC uses to help us overcome shame and move forward into healing is recognition of our true identity in Christ.
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