Posts with the tag “faith”

There is nothing more frightening than awakening from a deep sleep to sudden, unexpected danger. Even the most hardened warrior instinctively recognizes their complete helplessness during sleep. God ...  Read More

The tests that God prepares for us are not just meant to build character but also to build skill in using our spiritual armor and weapons. This can only be done in the midst of real combat. Soldiers c...  Read More

It can be helpful to read and pray through the Psalms of Lament when we are feeling discouraged or disillusioned. We realize as we read that we are not alone in our emotional struggles as we walk by f...  Read More

It takes faith to follow God in this full stop. The Lord's commands are impossible to accomplish in our flesh. Many times God's commands don't make sense to us until much later. Sometimes we never und...  Read More

The great danger of living in the end times is that we know that there will be cataclysmic events, both man-made, devil-made and God-made. We thus can have a sense of dread instead of a sense of hope ...  Read More

The mustard seed parable shows us the way to start with some small action based on faith, start doing it, and then let it grow over time and repetition....  Read More

The world values common sense and knowledge but faith always requires a level of uncertainty....  Read More

Then [Isaac] said, “Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.” So the two of them...  Read More