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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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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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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God requires us to be merciful as He has been merciful to us, and to forgive as He has forgiven us. The following are steps to forgiving from our hearts.
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We cannot make others what we want them to be, and they cannot keep us from being the person God created us to be. What we have freely received from God, we freely extend to others.
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It’s very easy to get down on ourselves—especially when you fail or make a mistake. It’s easy to believe that God did not design us the way we should’ve been, or He made a mistake. But God knew exactly what He was doing when He created you.
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We glorify God by making ourselves known as Spirit-filled believers who give thanks to God always and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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This word precious in Hebrew means highly valued, esteemed, and prized. We're not precious and hidden in a back room. We're precious and always in His sight. We are precious in the best kind of way!
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Throughout scripture, we are called the Bride and Jesus the Bridegroom. May we find joy in getting ourselves ready for our Bridegroom through loving Him and loving others in righteousness.
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We are all gifted by the Holy Spirit. We can discover, develop, and deploy our spiritual gift(s) with courage, in power, love, and self-control to accomplish good in our churches and the world. How is God "fanning the flame" in you?
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Do you ever feel insecure or helpless? We must remember that God is for us—even in our difficult situations, whether they be mental, physical, or spiritual. When you rely on Him, the Holy Spirit provides wisdom and power to accomplish His purposes for your life.
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Success is knowing God, accepting His goal for our lives, and—by His grace—becoming the person He created us to be.
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We live in two realities: the Psalm 91 reality and 1 Peter reality. Sometimes, we are protected from fiery trials; other times, we are protected through them.
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Many of us remain anxious that the promise of being justified is too good to be true. As a result, we allow feelings of shame, fear, and condemnation to continually hold us back or keep us stuck. But through Christ, you are really are FREE!
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The world says we must perform and appear a certain way to be presentable. But it is only in Christ that we are presentable to the Father.
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