Living With Other Believers Spiritual Growth and Transformation Ephesians 4:1-5, 25-31 How do you relate to others when telling unpleasant or harsh truths? Being confronted about our weaknesses and blind spots, is this something believers in Christ should do? God uses others to speak truth into our lives about ourselves through grace. It should not feel like a slap in the face. He uses faithful friends to speak truth through gentleness and humility. Receive correction with His grace; He understands…..
Contentment Joy Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 Worldly living is meaningless. When life has little or no purpose, it is not blessed. What can you show from years of work? No one knows. From the sun’s rising to its setting, generations accomplish what they can. When the next generation comes, they will forget what was done by the previous generation’s plan. The sea never gets full, and the eye will never see all there is to see. The ear never gets tired of…..
Trials Psalm 13:1–6 When trials and challenges come my way, I feel so alone. It isn’t easy to know how to manage my day. How long will this continue? How long will my soul find no peace? Lord, please stop this pain; please stop this grief. Lord, how I want this all to cease. I will trust in Your mercy because salvation You have given to me. Your joy causes my spirit to sing joyfully of the blessings You have…..
Prayer Acts 12:4-11 When you speak to God in your thoughts and prayers; Are you talking to Him from your heart and meaning it and not putting on airs? The Heavenly Father knows your thoughts; listen to your prayers. He knows how to act in responding to you in how you pray. It can be simply miraculous to put His power on display. When you pray earnestly, He acts according to His perfect will. To pray for others and yourself…..
Spiritual Discipline Bible Study Jeremiah 29:4-7, 10-14 Have you seen God? Where is He? Where can He be? How will He reveal Himself to me? He has revealed Himself in the life of Jesus Christ, a story that will last for eternity. The distractions of busyness can take Him away. It is causing me not to seek Him throughout my day. However, He can be found when I stop and allow my heart to seek Him; it will not let…..
Wisdom Faith/Grace James 1:1–8 To live in this world today, you will need wisdom; to get wisdom, you must get on your knees and pray. Because wisdom is grown in the rich soil of the hardship of life, You will need God’s grace to face a life of sacrifice. You will learn that life trials can be overwhelming each day; You must learn how to rest in God’s grace and learn how to pray. When you ask God for wisdom,…..
Trust in God Hebrews 10:32–11:6 How may I please God today? How may I please Him in what I do and what I say? Faith is the only way God wants to be pleased. Having faith in Him while praying on my knees; Keeping my faith in God should never cease. Faith is what I believe even though I cannot see; It is having confidence, hope, and assurance that God will be right there for me. I must persevere by…..
Trust in God Matthew 8:23–28 When the storms of life come your way, what do you do? When are you confronted with the uncertainties of life, whom do you turn to? Do you wait to listen to see what God will do for you? He will do amazing things, Because He is the King of Kings. As you sail through the storms of life, Let Him navigate you through the course that is right; He knows what to do, and…..
Contentment Psalm 73:21-28 What will quiet a restless soul? Contentment should be the goal. What will satisfy a longing heart that needs to be quenched? Contentment needs to be clenched. Let the LORD be your portion, and satisfaction you will find. As you grow closer to Him, He will continue to be on your mind. There is, and there will not be, anything on this earth that can give you complete satisfaction. Being satisfied with God, contentment will always be…..
Forgiving Others Reconciliation/Relationships Proverbs 15:1-7 “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” (Proverbs 15:1). What does this mean? It is choosing to use words that will eliminate conflict, which is effective, like a vaccine. The power of chosen words is essential in how we use our tongues. People hold on to powerful statements of positive or negative words like a song being sung. Words reflect what has been stored in the heart. They are…..