We can learn something very important about God from each of these stories, something that will give us the strength of heart we need to “get back up again” no matter what comes our way.
Jesus’s disciples found the emotional strength to carry out their incredible task by being in prayer continually.
What is influencing you the most during this pandemic? Has it been the news, discouragement, your emotions, or God, the Bible, and spiritual friends?
Life is unquestionably a roller coaster reaching great heights and then sudden, dizzying falls. Without convictions to anchor and stabilize us, we can begin losing faith in God and become unsteady.
Through music, we can go from being absent and distant to loving and attached. In other words, we can go from “MIA to present.”
The condition of your faith and heart will determine whether you enter the presence of God or the realm of religiosity.
When understood and taken to God, emotions create an intimate relationship with God and friends like no other.
By digging down deep, we start the process toward having a faith in God that is not easily shaken. However, depth takes work. It is not a personality trait or a natural talent, but rather a skill that must be worked at and developed over time.
Do you find yourself constantly distracted or overwhelmed? Use these scriptures on focus to help you identify and calm your reactionary anxiety.
How are you handling the predominant stresses and emotions in your life? Are they overwhelming you or are you overcoming them?
Have you ever had that feeling? Everything is going about as well as it can go, and then you begin to wonder, “how long can this last?”