My Flesh and My Heart Fail
When the flesh and the heart fail, where do we go?
When the flesh and the heart fail, where do we go?
Strength from God is not always the strength we are praying for when we pray, "Lord make me stronger." Strength from God is a practical mindset of trust.
When we pray for strength, we often pray for release or endurance to get through a difficult experience, or we pray for an ability to do something really difficult. How does God strengthen us on those days that we feel really weak?
Today I am fascinated by a quote from the movie 'Gladiator'. Maximus is rallying his troops before a battle, they are probably going to die, but he encourages them by saying: “Brothers, what we do [...]
Trust Your Feelings I once received the advice to “trust my feelings”, and honestly, the worst advice I ever got! All it did, was get me in a really bad situation. What does that mean [...]
One of the greatest benefits of being in a love-relationship with God, is to enjoy His presence. This is not a real experience for many of us. We don’t “feel” His presence, or we “once” felt it, but no longer do.
Three scriptural handles to cope with worry
How do we rise above our fear and expectation of harm?
How will I know if my heart is tempted towards unbelief?
We think we have given up doubt, but we have not given up the habit of doubting