There are many lessons that we can learn from studying the life of Jacob in the book of Genesis that will help us understand our unique purpose.
There are many things that aim to undermine our faith: our guilt, different diagnoses, depression, anxiety, fear, and various circumstances. God wants to build our faith and confidence to be so strong it can handle anything thrown our way.
We have an important choice to make every day, and that choice is whether we will choose God, or choose humanism and self-reliance to help us handle the demands and responsibilities of life.
The self-conscious consumption with status, talent, and rank blinds us from seeing the possibilities of God. This study will help you develop a faith that compels us to “Reach Up” and take hold of God’s power to help us break through any barriers that stand in the way of God moving through our lives.
Building our convictions on the Bible will help us trust God to meet our present needs and to fulfill His plans for our lives and our families.
It is easy to try to rely on something as tangible as money for security. What are times in your life when you have faced guilt or regret, and relied on wealth or money, rather than turning to God for forgiveness?
Leave the human mindset behind and embrace a God mindset, starting with a desire and decision to rebuild God’s temple.
God has been sticking with you whether you realize it or not. Even when we’ve been resistant, unbelieving, or uncaring, he has stuck with us because he believes in us. How do you see God has stuck with you this entire time regardless of how you’ve responded to difficulty?
Spirituality is living life with a faith that is deeply convinced God chose us to change the lives of others. Do you believe all your successes and sufferings are part of God’s shaping of your life to care for the lives of others?
Life is much better and more satisfying when we stop living a me-centric life, and start following God's will for us to become loving people.
What were your expectations for your life up to this point? What expectations were met? What fell short? What were exceeded?
In order to dig deep, we have to be willing to go through the process of discovering who we really are and what’s really in our hearts. We often like to stay superficial and avoid this process. Strain exposes who we really are. How do you handle the strain in your life? What comes out? How deeply rooted are you and able to handle the strain of life?