When our relationship with him is close, courage comes naturally because we trust God to protect us
Negative thoughts about ourselves can be debilitating and discouraging
God's thoughts are higher than and completely different from ours
One of the most amazing things about having a relationship with God is he frees us up to be ourselves
Let's revisit key passages that remind us who God really is.
To truly love God is to value and listen to his Words, just as we would in any other relationship we care about.
One of the many great things about having a personal friendship with God is that he satisfies.
God commands us not to give into our fear and reminds us that he will never fail us.
We have a God who always keeps his promises, and we can find those promises in the Bible.
We all experience feeling stuck at times, whether it be in hardships, relationship conflicts, failures that follow us wherever we go, or guilt that feels too big for us to carry on our own.
It helps to remember an important quality of Jesus — that he is always with us.
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.