Bible Study

Encouraging Bible Verses About Faith in Hard Times At some point, every person faces something giant and difficult in their lives.  Everyone has a Goliath to face. No matter what the giant is, God gives us encouraging Bible verses about faith in hard times. As a parent in a food-allergy family, I have learned to […]

Inspirational Bible Verses about Strength and Courage God’s word brings reassurance to our faith through inspirational Bible verses about strength and courage.  There is no more appropriate time than now to look to the Bible about what God says about being strong and courageous. What God says about being Strong Psalms 73:25-26 NIV says, “Whom

  Facing Challenges in Life: God Help Us   How do you face challenges in life?  I get on my knees and pray, “God help us” because God’s help is always available. “I lift my eyes to the mountains–where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and

God’s Presence: Touched by Holiness We were designed to live dwelling in the presence of God, but we can only enter God’s presence if we are touched by the holiness of God. Holiness means to be holy or set apart.  According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, holy means “exalted or worthy of complete devotion as one

Living in God’s Presence includes Denying Self   Just as repentance brings God’s presence, denying self keeps us living in God’s presence. “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life

True Repentance Brings the Presence of God After receiving forgiveness, the Holy Spirit, and faith, remember that true repentance brings the presence of God. I have a group of friends who are currently counting down the days for Covid-19 to end or for our numbers to drop in our hometown so that we can meet

Focusing on God: Be Still or Be Distracted The enemy uses distractions to keep us from focusing on God, so set your eyes on Jesus and be still in his presence to maintain your focus. The Opposite of Focusing on God: Being Distracted I was gently reminded about a trip I took to New City

Wise Men Follow the Star to Find an Unbelievable King   The wise men follow the star to an unbelievable king, and we should continue to follow Jesus, the same king, as we faithfully journey today. I sometimes imagine how it would have been to journey through the story of the nativity birth of our

Adam and Eve: Being Vulnerable with God   Healing and repentance truly start with one of the first scenes in the Bible, with Adam and Eve being vulnerable with God. I remember being pregnant and thinking that I would love to talk to Adam and Eve, especially Eve.  I wanted to know why she ate