answering the call to restful living; with joy
There has been a lot happening these past 6 months and I have felt so weary at times. I’ve realized that it’s in my moments of weariness that I’m most tempted to “quit“ i.e. disobey His command to live by faith. When I’m weary, I look at my current circumstances and conclude that I won’t …
What does it mean to you that He is your God? I’m continuing to study the names of God using the book “Praying the Names of God” by Ann Spangler. This week I’m learning about God being a shield and refuge. These names tell us that He keeps watch over our lives and keeps us …
Be strong and courageous – it’s a call to obedience in every circumstance. God strengthens us with the humility that is required to submit to His will, and to do so with joy and out of love. He makes us courageous by growing us in the awareness of His nearness and promised help. This is …
We’re in a spiritual battle and it’s a fight right to the end. In Matthew 24, Jesus recounts the signs of the coming end days and it’s a rough time. There will be false messiahs deceiving people into believing that they are saviours when they are not. There will be wars, famine, and earthquakes. Believers …
The life of a Christian is one of getting to know who God is and then, from that context, who we are as revealed in His word. Knowledge of both hinges on this state of being: stillness. “Be still, and know that I am God.I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted …
Be still and know that He is God. I’m learning to be still; to let go and see the majesty of God revealed in my life. I talked about cultivating the habit of being still in order to listen and hear from God in a recent post here: Be still and listen. I’ve since started …