Why are you afraid? Is it the fear of losing your job? Being sued? The new kid on the block? The clock of your life…ticking?
Fear corrodes our confidence in God’s goodness. We begin to wonder if God’s eyes are shut as ours grow wide. For all the noise fear makes and room it takes, fear does little good.
Fear never cured a disease. Never saved a marriage. Never saved a business. Faith did that!
The one statement Jesus made more than any other in the Gospels was “Don’t be afraid.” He says in Matthew 14:27, “Take courage, I am here.” In John 14:1, he says, “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me.”
Fear may fill our world, but it doesn’t have to fill our hearts. It will always knock on the door—just don’t invite it in for dinner!
What drives your life?
You, LORD, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm and put their trust in you. - Isa. 26:3 (Tev).
Without God, life has no purpose, and without purpose, life has no meaning. Without meaning, life has no significance or hope.
We were made to have meaning. This is why people try dubious methods, like astrology or psychics, to discover it. When life has meaning, you can bear almost anything; without it, nothing is bearable.
The reason for everything:
Jesus honored God by fulfilling His purpose on earth. We bring God glory the same way. There are many ways to bring glory to God but they can be summarized in God’s five purposes for your life -
1. We bring God glory by worship him.
2. We bring God glory by loving other believers.
3. We bring God glory by becoming like Christ.
4. We bring God glory by serving others with our gifts.
5. We bring God glory by telling others about Him.
- Wonderful God, it is my deepest desire to bring you glory. Help me to see your glory all around me today. Nothing would exist without you. It’s all for your glory!
Fear corrodes our confidence in God’s goodness. We begin to wonder if God’s eyes are shut as ours grow wide. For all the noise fear makes and room it takes, fear does little good.
Fear never cured a disease. Never saved a marriage. Never saved a business. Faith did that!
The one statement Jesus made more than any other in the Gospels was “Don’t be afraid.” He says in Matthew 14:27, “Take courage, I am here.” In John 14:1, he says, “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me.”
Fear may fill our world, but it doesn’t have to fill our hearts. It will always knock on the door—just don’t invite it in for dinner!
What drives your life?
You, LORD, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm and put their trust in you. - Isa. 26:3 (Tev).
Without God, life has no purpose, and without purpose, life has no meaning. Without meaning, life has no significance or hope.
We were made to have meaning. This is why people try dubious methods, like astrology or psychics, to discover it. When life has meaning, you can bear almost anything; without it, nothing is bearable.
The reason for everything:
Jesus honored God by fulfilling His purpose on earth. We bring God glory the same way. There are many ways to bring glory to God but they can be summarized in God’s five purposes for your life -
1. We bring God glory by worship him.
2. We bring God glory by loving other believers.
3. We bring God glory by becoming like Christ.
4. We bring God glory by serving others with our gifts.
5. We bring God glory by telling others about Him.
- Wonderful God, it is my deepest desire to bring you glory. Help me to see your glory all around me today. Nothing would exist without you. It’s all for your glory!
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