Are you struggling to read and understand the Bible? You’re not alone! In this post, I share my personal journey from feeling frustrated and lost while reading Scripture to truly loving and understanding God’s Word. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to deepen your Bible study, these tips and strategies can help you connect with the Bible in a meaningful way.
Discover the truth of Christian self-care and how it differs from the way the world pursues self-care. As we wrap up this series, we are diving into the way Gratitude is a means of self-care. We will discuss how our mindset is changed as we look for opportunities to thank God. As we seek to take care of ourselves and become the best version of ourselves, let’s transform and renew our minds by practicing gratitude.
Discover the truth of Christian self-care and how it differs from the way the world pursues self-care. As we continue this series, we are diving into the way Service is a means of self-care. We will discuss how serving others changes our mindset and reveals how blessed we are, and look to scripture for the way God remembers our service to others. As we seek to take care of ourselves and become the best version of ourselves, let’s serve others the way Jesus did.
Discover the truth of Christian self-care and how it differs from the way the world pursues self-care. As we continue this series, we are diving into the way Scripture, reading the Bible daily, is a means of self-care. We will discuss the way that Scripture lends to the goals of being better, feeling better, and living a better life by means of convicting us, correcting our view of God, and building our faith. As we seek to take care of ourselves and become the best version of ourselves, let’s commit to the daily practice of reading God’s word.
Discover the truth Christian self-care and how it differs from the way the world pursues self-care. As we kick off this series, we are diving into the benefits of practicing the Sabbath and having a weekly day of rest. Sabbath lends to the goals of being better, feeling better, and living a better life by means of relying on God, resisting work and building discipline, and taking the time to reset, realign, reflect, and recover.
In life, we don’t need more self-confidence, but rather a more resilient confidence founded in God.
Discover practical steps, rooted in biblical wisdom, for building and maintaining confidence as a Christian. From understanding the foundation in God to identifying purpose, preparing for tasks, recognizing our position, putting in the practice, and ultimately trusting the outcome to God, this post guides you through the process of building an unshakeable confidence.
Have you ever felt like God is disappointed when you make a mistake?
In this post, we’ll challenge the misconception that our relationship with God is based on obligation and rules, but actually on love. Looking all the way back at Genesis to the first mess ups, to the New Testament where Jesus pays the ultimate price for sin, we can find encouragement in the fact that God sees us through the lens of Jesus’ perfection, not our mistakes.
It can be difficult to know if you’re making the right decision when you don’t know what to do and don’t feel like you have clarity from God. Let’s explore the process of discernment and seek God’s direction in decision-making. Learn practical steps to seek God’s clarity, set your course, and submit your choices to God. Stay open to His leading and trust that even in uncertainty, God works all things for good. Find confidence, peace, and security in trusting God with your decisions.
It’s hard when you can’t see God working out a situation in your life, and sometimes, those seasons can cause us to question or doubt God while we wait.
Here are three ways to build your trust in God during times of uncertainty.
Remembering God’s Character
Reading the Stories in the Bible
Reciting the Truth
Let’s dig into how to trust God, even when it seems like He isn’t working.
We have three choices for where to turn our focus and our attention – out, in, or up. Our focus is limited to one thing, one direction, at a time, and depending on where our attention is, that is where our actions go as well. We can look out to the lives of others,
look in to our own desires, or we can look up to Jesus. The One who is steady, the same yesterday, today, and forever.