1 Cor 13:11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child: now that I am become a man, I have put away childish things. 12 For now we see in a mirror, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part;…
What does it mean when we are Christians and we have these issues? Do you often feel that you must either have very poor faith or no faith at all? I used to wonder if I was REALLY saved. I couldn't find joy or faith or hope. I felt as far away from God as…
Spiritual Recuperation 2 Cor 5:7 For we walk by faith, not by sight. NKJV Romans 8:15 For ye received not the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. ASV One of the most difficult aspects of being a Christian with OCD, panic disorder, chronic…
I bet you are weary. I bet you are just so tired. Emotional and physical exhaustion follow your days. You feel like you are in a battle zone where there is never any rest. Every day there is danger, every day your heart pounds, your muscles are tight. You are tired of feeling frightened all…
Psalm 103: 1 Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. 2 Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits-- 3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, 4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love…
Hebrews 4:14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted…
1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. 4 For whatsoever is begotten of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that hath overcome the world, [even] our faith. 5 And who is he that overcometh the world, but he…
Sometimes we feel wholly unworthy of His love, of His promises to us. Sometimes we either feel so small that He could not possibly notice us. Or we feel too sinful to be in His presence. Sometimes we are just so busy, we neglect to come to Him during the day. Maybe we feel that…
The problem is not that He does not love us enough, but that we do not trust Him enough that He loves us. We think He is too busy, or we are too unimportant. But to Him we are important. Think of the fullest measure of love you have ever felt for something or someone—a…
We cannot earn His love because...wait for it...you can't earn something you already have. Period. You may keep going back to the thought that “God can’t possibly know me, love me, forgive me”. But He knew you before you knew you. He already knows everything you will ever do and He still loves you. He…
