It's not always easy to admit to ourselves or others when we have given up on something
When our relationship with him is close, courage comes naturally because we trust God to protect us
What matters is we have a God who can always lift us out of the pit
Even if we haven't arrived yet, we believe we can get there because Jesus believes in us.
God wants to be real to us–he wants us to see him through our own eyes.
In this episode, we learn how to build a church on hope the way Jesus did—by cultivating purpose, humility, endurance, impact, and inspiration.
Through prayer, we can give God our stressed, afraid, and burdened hearts and find relief.
We are not meant to carry our fears, guilt, insecurities, or anxieties alone.
God commands us not to give into our fear and reminds us that he will never fail us.
We have dreams we want to see happen and visions we want to accomplish, but it takes a lot of energy to keep running toward them.
We can open our hearts up to him by listening, talking, turning, and committing to being close to him.
Vulnerability is usually not the first thing we associate with being strong, but the Bible tells us true strength actually comes from embracing our weaknesses.