Bible reading: Matthew 26:36-4640 Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Couldn’t you men keep watch with me for one hour?” he asked Peter. 41 “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Each time I read this passage, I …
Hope in our weakness
Bible reading: Romans 9:14-2519 “I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway.” In my journey as a Christian, I have often found myself relating to the challenges described in this passage. First, we see Paul’s admittance of his struggle with …
Unwavering Faith: Overcoming the giants in your life
Bible reading: 1 Samuel 17:12-50. David had no previous experience fighting giant warriors, actually, to make matters worse, he had no experience fighting on any battlefield (after all he was a shepherd). However, his confidence in his ability to kill Goliath came from his unwavering faith in God’s power and this faith stemmed from his …
Misplaced priorities
Passage of the day: Luke 10:38-4241But the Lord said to her, “My dear Marta, you are worried and upset over all these details!42There is only one thing worth being concerned about.Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her.” How many of us can relate to Marta, (I know I can!). …
The trap of comparison
4 Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else. 5 For we are each responsible for our own conduct.Galatians 6:4-5(NLT) In our world today, social media has made it so easy to compare our …
If you worry A LOT, Pray A LOT!
Dont worry about anything; instead pray about everything.Tell God what you need and thank Him for all He has done.Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your heats and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.Phillipians 4:6-7 The keyword here is ‘might happen‘. The most frustrating …
Following God’s instructions, in impossible circumstances.
“Master,” Simon replied, “we worked hard all last night and didn’t catch a thing. But if you say so, I’ll let the nets down again.” – Luke 5:5 Have you ever been in a position where you’ve worked really hard towards a goal that led nowhere or reaped little to no reward? It can be …
Experiencing God even when you are busy.
Often times we live our lives as though there is no God. We let the hustle and bustle of life direct us and sometimes we find ourselves overwhelmed by the sheer amount of things we have to do. Sometimes we may even start our day by reading our bible but subconsciously continue our day as …
The right attitude while waiting on the Lord.
What is your attitude while you wait on the Lord for something you’ve asked for? Do you grumble and complain the whole time, especially when you are believing for something that seems very unlikely to happen, or do you give thanks to God with peace and joy, fully trusting that He has your best interest …
Help! I Just can’t seem to get much from reading my bible!
Bible passage: Luke 8:4-15: 4 While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable: 5 “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up. 6 Some fell on rocky …