It’s hard to admit that you have don’t feel joy in your life. Most of us don’t want to even admit that to ourselves, much less to those around us. I remember the first time I finally worked up the courage to admit that I no longer felt joy. It scared me! What if I…
How long has it been since you felt joy? I mean, real joy; not just a happy feeling, but a deep sense of satisfaction knowing that you are in the center of Heavenly Father’s will. An unmistakable sense of His pleasure. We don’t lose our joy. Joy can’t be lost, like we lose our keys…
What happens when we go day after day, month after month, year after year and literally feel no joy at all? What does the Bible say about joy and how it grows in the life of the believer? Christians are supposed to be the most joyful people on earth, right? But oftentimes they are not….
“Adversity is normal in the life of a believer, defeat is abnormal.” – Pastor F. Dean Hackett This may not be a very encouraging statement, but the fact is that we see its truth in nearly every page of the Bible. From cover to cover, we see God promising someone something great, fantastic, miraculous, then…
I will readily admit that fear has always been a huge battle for me. It is an area that I’m finally starting to see some real breakthrough in, but I’ve been waging this war for many, many years. It is also an area that I come back to regularly, because it is an area where…
Psalm 139 is among the most well-known Psalms in the Bible. Particularly the verse, “I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well”. Psalm 139:14 Many people refer to this Psalm, and this verse in particular, when talking about self-esteem. But does it really talk about…
