Posts tagged “Trust”
Your pilgrimage with God
As followers of Christ, like the ancient Israelites, our hearts are to be set on the journey of our relationship with Jesus. In biblical…
Honor God with your body
Few things are harder than honoring God with your body. Your body is where you feel attraction and desire, long for pleasure and connection,…
Your piece in God’s plan
Jigsaw puzzles. Chances are you really like doing them or you really don’t! In either scenario, we can appreciate that each piece in a…
An undivided heart
God’s faithfulness is a fact. It doesn’t change. What needs to change is our understanding of God’s faithfulness and living our lives under the…
It gets messy
In the last devotion, I revealed how Ehud brought God’s judgment upon evil King Eglon in Judges 3. When he plunged a sword into…
Better than you deserve
Years ago, a Christian named Dave was diagnosed with a brain tumor that would kill him seven months later. His wife, Sharon, would sit…
First thought = wrong thought?
Have you ever noticed how often your first thought is a wrong thought? Recently, I read every single passage in the Bible that mentions…
Share your stories
Have you been tempted to sugarcoat the story of your faith walk with God? In Psalm 78, the writer shares a story. In some…
Stand firm
My son and I were driving to school when we saw two birds in the middle of the road. One flew off as I…
Fix your thoughts on Jesus
If being a Christian feels hard during this season of your life (trusting God’s plan, forgiving that person, not giving up on organized religion,…
Make me the cotton
One night at a mission in Africa, the pastor overheard one of the native people praying. The prayer was simple but strange. The person…
Which lie knows your name?
Do you have an untrue thought that you think a lot? I do. About 75% of Sundays when I’m preaching, I think, “Mike, you…