What is the Fruit of the Spirit? The Apostle Paul describes the qualities the Holy Spirit produces in Believers in his letter to the Galatians. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things
Resilience in prayer is the ability to continue engaging with God, even when we don’t feel like it or it seems like our prayers are going unanswered. Resilience is us showing up with an open heart – waiting, wrestling, or simply sitting in stillness. Resilience
Christ is the Good Shepherd who faithfully gave His life for us. But when He [Jesus] saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them because they were harassed and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd. ~Matthew 9:36 WEB I am the Good Shepherd.
Our hope is rooted in quiet confidence in God’s character, because He is Faithful to redeem and restore us to Himself. Our hope isn’t based on what He has done, is doing, or will do, but on who He is. Whether we see the manifestation
The world clamors for us to worry, strive, and focus on its chaos, but God calls us to trust Him, rest, and dwell in His Presence – a place of peace. How do we breakthrough the chaos into peaceful rest? We “enter His gates with
Pain and suffering can shape our character, but they do not define us—God’s love defines us. God strengthens us when we are weak, gives us rest when we are weary, comforts us in our grief, and walks with us through every pain-filled valley, comforting our
As Christian writers, we desire to honor the Lord and encourage others with our writings. We can face the ebb and flow in our creativity, the blank page writer’s block, and stewardship issues that every writer faces. Let us pray these ten prayers to encourage
Let us look at the Biblical passages on the two greatest commandments: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and mind and with all your soul and with all your strength [your entire being].” ~Deuteronomy 6:5 AMP “And [Jesus] replied to
Repentance is a sorrow over any word or deed we have done that grieves the heart of God. The Apostle Paul speaks of a godly sorrow and a worldly sorrow. “For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow