One of the reasons that keep people from following Jesus is unanswered questions. Now, questions can be good! There are huge benefits to asking good questions. They can lead to answers that build our faith as we learn more about why we believe what we believe. But the truth is, we will never have every answer to every question that we have about God. He is too big for us ...

Whetheryou've been hurt deeply, intentionally or unintentionally,youhave a say in whatyoudo next.The wayyourespond to hurt will determine how it affectsyoulongterm. You can also listen to this devotion as a podcast, here. ...

"The power of the life-giving Spiritand this power is mine through Christ Jesushas freed me from the vicious circle of sin and death." (Romans 8:2) Are you struggling with the same sinful problem over and over again? On the cross, Jesus paid for the penalty of your sins so you don't have to pay for it. All of your sinseven the ones you haven't committed yethave been paid...

The Holy Spirit is part of the Trinity of God: The Father, the Son (Jesus) and the Holy Spirit. And, the Holy Spirit is a gift that every follower of Jesus receives at the moment of their salvation. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of the Living God. Jesus told us this about The Holy Spirit: "If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he w...

"But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." (Matthew 6:6) "Be still, and know that I am God." (Psalm 46:10) God isn't going to speak to you if your life is filled with a bunch of noise. You've got to get alone, and you've got to get quiet. In church cult...

Have you ever wondered why God doesn't speak to you more? I think sometimes we don't give God a chance to talk to us. We are either too busy and we are tuning him out (or scrolling past him on our phones when we start to feel prompted to listen to his voice) OR there's a battle in our own mind. What I mean by that is: We've already made up our minds. We want to do what we...

Phil. 4:6"Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need." When was the last time you took your needs and your worries to God? I'm not talking about, thinking about them. I'm talking about prayer. Talking to God directly. A lot of us need to stop talking to ourselves about all of the stuff that's stressing us out and start talking to...

Does what you say you believe and what you actuallydo line up?Thetruth is, you only believe what you actually do.Here's how to be sure you're living out afaith that actually leads to real, lasting change and freedom. You can listen to this devotion as a podcast here. ...

Today I want to talk about the burden of guilt. Guilt robs you of happiness and joy. When David, a great king of Israel, had sinned, he felt the weight of guilt. He said to God,"Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation"(Psalm 51:12 KJV). God has an answer to guilt: confession.That means, talking to God through prayer and admitting your sin to him. The Bible says in 1 J...

Has thelegalismtrap robbed you from happiness in your life?When you finally realize there's nothing youcan do to make God love you, he ALREADY DOES, that is a liberating fact. Every day we should remind ourselves of the grace of God.Let's take a look at relaxing in God's gracevs.legalism. If you'd like to listen to this devotion as a podcast, you can here. ...