Money can pay a bill, feed a family, fund a ministry, build a business, or help someone through a difficult season. Yet money can also become something far more powerful in a person’s life. The issue begins when money stops being a resource and starts becoming an object of affection, confidence, desire, or identity. A … Read more
Prayer is often where we bring our own needs to God. We ask for wisdom, strength, provision, healing, guidance, and help with the situations occupying our minds. But biblical prayer does not stop with us. Throughout Scripture, God’s people are repeatedly shown praying for other people. Moses prayed for Israel. Samuel prayed for the nation. … Read more
Knowing that Christians should pray is one thing. Knowing how to pray can feel like something else entirely. Many people have wondered whether they are praying correctly. They may struggle to find the right words, become distracted easily, or compare their prayers with those of people who seem more spiritually mature. Jesus’ disciples apparently had … Read more
Prayer is one of the most familiar practices in Christianity, yet it is easy to misunderstand what prayer is actually meant to be. For some people, prayer becomes something they do only when life goes wrong. For others, it can become a list of requests brought before God. Still others struggle to pray because they … Read more
Faith can feel very different in different seasons of life. There are times when trusting God seems natural. Prayer feels meaningful, Scripture feels alive, and you have a strong sense that God is near. Then life changes. A prayer goes unanswered. Someone you love suffers. A long-awaited hope disappears. Questions begin to pile up. Eventually, … Read more
Faith is not meant to remain exactly where it was when you first believed. Scripture describes the Christian life as a journey of growth, maturity, and increasing dependence on God. There are seasons when faith feels strong, and there are others when fear, disappointment, unanswered questions, or suffering expose how much we still have to … Read more
There are times when faith feels strong. Prayer comes easily. Scripture seems clear. You feel confident that God is present, and trusting Him does not require much effort. Then there are seasons when everything feels different. You pray, but fear keeps returning. You know what the Bible says, but you struggle to believe it applies … Read more
Faith can feel different when life hurts. It is one thing to trust God when prayers are being answered, plans are working, and the future looks promising. It is another thing to hold on to faith when you are grieving, disappointed, exhausted, or facing circumstances you never expected. Difficult seasons raise serious questions. Where is … Read more
Trusting God sounds simple until life becomes uncertain. It is easy to say that God is faithful when the bills are paid, the diagnosis is favorable, the relationship is stable, and the future seems clear. Trust becomes more difficult when circumstances change without warning and the answers we want do not come. What does it … Read more
Unbelief can be difficult to talk about honestly. For some Christians, the word sounds severe. It can feel as though struggling to trust God automatically means that something is seriously wrong with one’s faith. But Scripture presents a more nuanced picture. The Bible certainly warns against unbelief. Jesus repeatedly confronted it, and the writers of … Read more