“Faith can overcome fear, but fear can also overcome faith. We all have misplaced fear and God’s intent is to overcome that fear in us by growing our faith.” ~ Misplaced Fear: Startled by a “Boo!” when God lives in You
There are so very many ways that we can show compassion to people if get our eyes off ourselves and look around
“Likewise, if we have no faith in Jesus to begin with, then miracles are useless to us. Without faith, miracles are just entertainment: they bring us no closer to God. Conversely, with faith we have ALL we need, miracles or not. And we know this truth, because Jesus told us that this was His purpose for coming.” ~ Jesus and the Declaring Devils: Fanfare Foments Furor not Faith
“To come to God we must first realize that we are not where we should be: that we are not in a relationship with Him… No one comes to God before first recognizing that he/she is separated from God.” ~ Redemption (Part 1): LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
We will only follow a leader that we believe knows more than us, otherwise we will go off on our own path because we believe we know better. Likewise, it is only when we accept God’s sovereign knowledge as superior to our own that we will follow Him.
“There are many, many things that we are taught from the time we are born; but to truly grasp the love that Christ has for us is by far the very most important.” ~ Walk within the Love of The Lord
“…We can only know ourselves through God! We can’t know ourselves through introspection, we can’t know ourselves through meditation. We can’t know ourselves through our friends’ opinions. Only God knows who we really are; only through Him can we get a glimpse into our own personalities.” ~ Choose the Right Weigh
To give thanks when life is falling apart means that we believe that God is working behind the scenes to bring about the best results for us… even though we can’t understand how.
“True thankfulness is more than being grateful for what we possess. It’s an attitude that permeates our relationship with the Lord so that we may serve Him with gladness and joy.” ~ Gladly
“During that week before I had confessed to my dad that I had indeed lied to him, he did not throw me out of his house; he didn’t disown me or write me out of his will! I was STILL his child, but our fellowship was broken…” ~ The Forgiveness of a Father
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