What does the Bible say about emotions, and how to handle them?
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.
The Hunger Games teaches how to make the decision to be courageous with the people around us.
When we live with a genuine faith in God, we are not afraid to dream, imagine, sacrifice, or take risks. Our confidence is in the God of Scripture, whose presence and power flow through those who have chosen to believe.
Faith makes the impossible possible. Our relationship with God should produce the kind of faith that moves mountains.
These Bible verses on godly friendship will give us steps we can take to empathize, have compassion, and love our friends as we help strengthen their faith.
Jesus' life was a powerful example and inspiring blueprint that guides us in living a life of faith that changes the world.
Fearless people have tenacity, which is the ability to keep fighting for something, and to believe you can win.
What were your expectations for your life up to this point? What expectations were met? What fell short? What were exceeded?
Believing in the “Spirituality of Jesus” means believing he is intimately guiding our lives. Spirituality becomes a way of life.
The degree to which we are willing to let our emotions control us will determine our capacity to trust God. Simply put, trusting our emotions over God and his Word will lead us into a state of unbelief.
Jesus was sent by God to be the chief persuader. He was on a mission to convince, and in John 11:32-44 he is faced with grief, one of the most traumatic afflictions of faith any human being can experience. The sisters of Lazarus had watched their brother die when Jesus failed to arrive, and were plunged into deep grief accompanied by doubt. This grieving doubt had an emotional effect on Jesus as Scripture says he was “deeply moved” (John 11:33,38).