James explains how to gain a life-giving faith. Those who persevere joyfully in trials, study and apply God’s word, love their rich and poor neighbors, express good works through their faith, praise God with their tongue and choose heavenly wisdom gain spiritual maturity, receive crown of life, express pure religion, show mercy and active faith, prevent…
People experience misery and hopelessness in their short lives that lead to meaninglessness. God’s ways are a mystery because He is infinite. None of us know what He is doing. One thing we do know. Those who forget God wither away without hope. Those who seek God from a pure heart have a prosperous future with…
“I am not a theologian or a scholar, but I am very aware of the fact that pain is necessary to all of us. In my own life, I think I can honestly say that out of the deepest pain has come the strongest conviction of the presence of God and the love of God”…
Bitterness is a habit that can seriously hinder our spiritual journey. When life becomes difficult, when it doesn’t seem as if God is providing for our needs, when we’re not getting what we want when we want it, we have a decision to make. We can hold onto our faith and trust that God has…
Life is not always smooth sailing. Rough waters and challenging circumstances make me uncomfortable. Being unemployed with two small children was both nerve-racking and the best time of my life. God increased my faith and weaned me from worldly things so I could embrace the imperishable and undefiled inheritance reserved in heaven for me (1…
Sometimes God seems like He has abandoned us. After getting fired from my job because I refused to compromise my convictions, it took seven months to find another one. I wondered why God acted so slow. My prayers didn’t seem to go anywhere. Did God realize I was obedient by confronting my boss over an…