The last thing I want is to be a fair-weather friend. I want to be the kind of friend who loves at all times, especially when someone I care about is going through adversity. I want to be the kind of friend who would do anything to lead my friends to the feet of Jesus.
The chief problem with pride is that it offers us a feeling of satisfaction. We are content with our accomplishments, which leaves no room for trust and personal growth. I’m not saying it’s wrong to feel pleasure and gratification on a job well done. But whenever we’re tempted to believe ‘I’ve got this,’ we tend to plow ahead with our own agenda and in our own strength rather than seeking God’s guidance.
Guest Post by Author Jan Kent “But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on Him and by
At times, I am guilty of unintentionally overlooking God’s outstretched arms. I rush into the day, relying on my own strength, my own resources, and my wrongful self-reliance, without pausing to fellowship with the One who loves me more than anyone else. The mere idea that God desires my company is beyond my feeble understanding. And yet, He does. He pursues me, relentlessly, with unfailing love.
In the face of everything that seemed wrong, Abraham clung to the promise he had been given. He didn’t understand the why or the how, but he knew the Who and that was sufficient for him.
Seek Him with great expectation and full surrender of will. The journey is guaranteed not to disappoint.
I don’t know about you, but praise is not my natural go-to when life gets messy. Yet it’s precisely in those moments that I have to choose what will fill my head space; fear or faith, panic or praise.
We need to stop living as though we’re staying and live as though we’re passing through.
Over the years, I have realized that peer pressure will always be a part of life. I will pray for God’s guidance when tempted to follow what I know is the wrong path.
A trouble-free life has never been a part of God’s promise to us. Peter makes that abundantly clear when he says, “Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you” (1 Peter 4:12). What He did promise is that we will not be overcome and will never walk through trials alone (Isaiah 43:1-2).
