From Fear to Peace
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.
Work of Art
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.
The True Magic of Christmas
The true magic of Christmas—the light of Jesus coming into the world as a child—has no hidden areas. The stable is free and open. So when tragedy strikes during this season, we realize that we can grieve with hope.
From Fear to Peace
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.
Christmas as the Sign of Hope
Christmas can serve as an invitation to experience the freedom to live how God designed us to live, whether for the first time or in a renewed way. Let’s take a look at three signposts that can help point us in the right direction this Christmas.
Say Thank You First
Do your prayers normally begin with please? Do you wait until you’ve received what you ask for before saying thank you? Unlike the standard ‘please’ before ‘thank you’ that we are taught as children, next time you go to God in prayer, I encourage you to begin with a thank you.
Express Gratitude to God
Have you told God how thankful you are for everything He has done in your life?
Are You Experiencing Anxiety?
Anxiety is a common reaction to unknown circumstances around us—and we’ve had our share of them the last few years! But it’s important to recognize that our thoughts direct our emotions and reveal our core beliefs. Once our core beliefs are revealed, we can grow in faith by choosing to trust God for what He has told us.
Stand Firm in Christ's Victory
Are you standing firm in Christ’s victory? Are you giving yourself fully to the work of the Lord? Be assured, it is not in vain.
Satisfaction: Living a Quality Life
Satisfaction comes when we are doing what we are really called to do, and a quality life is a life filled with doing righteous and good things that we are good at and called to do.
How to Find True Significance
God invests in those who embrace and put to use the understanding they have. Yet, we need to remember how this actually works. It is not by personal effort alone. It is by letting God work and responding to His promptings.
Finding Fulfillment
Being fulfilled is a result of serving others. But it is hard to get there...
Success: God's Goal for Us
Success as defined by ourselves, our peers, or our environments is pretty slippery. But when we look to God, we can know success. We experience success when we let God develop His character in us.
Review of "Thriving Through the End Times"
In Thriving Through the End Times, Neil gives us clear guidance and abundant hope that we can live as God’s people and point others to the Father by the power of the Spirit and the truth of God’s Word.
Rejoice With Others and Weep With Others
Would you describe your love towards others as genuine? How are you doing “rejoicing with those who rejoice and weeping with those who weep?” Is it hard for you to enter into their pain or their celebration?
Guard Your Heart
Guarding our own heart is our responsibility and serves to protect the teachings of God and our trust in Him. Dear Saints, how are you doing at guarding your heart and clinging to the truth that God has taught you?
Stay In Touch With Reality
This world and the challenges we face can be wearisome, emotionally taxing, or even downright painful. But the solution is not to escape reality; it’s to connect with our Father. Are you confident that Jesus will meet you in facing that reality?
You are a Saint
Being a saint doesn’t mean you are perfect. It doesn’t mean you have lived such a good life that you get categorized in a different level of humanity—or that you have to live by a strict set of rules set by God Himself. Being a saint means that Christ has effected such a tremendous salvation that, we are changed and ‘set apart’ through Him.