Posts with the tag “gratitude”

To know Jesus every day we have to consistently remind ourselves of the big picture. That it was always God’s plan for us to know Him and that He WANTS us to know Him. That He’s not hiding Himself fro...  Read More

4Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. 5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplic...  Read More

This year has been a process with God for me. It has meant long nights of me just praying and asking God if there was any way to get to where I was going faster than I was going. It means I have had t...  Read More

I’ve been waiting for prayers to be answered for years now, and I haven’t seen many things happen.  I’ve been dreaming big with God and setting my hopes up high, and it hurts because I’m holding onto ...  Read More

Happy New Years, Wesley! I hope you had a rockin’ New Year’s Eve, and are ready to welcome 2018. There are a few experiences that are quintessential “New Years” things, like staying up late to watch t...  Read More

Thanksgiving and Christmas have always had an interesting juxtaposition on our calendars. On one holiday we eat turkey and make a point to to be grateful for all the things we’ve had in the last year ...  Read More

1 Peter was written during a time of persecution for those following Jesus. Because Peter emphasized the hope that comes from Jesus' death and resurrection in verses 3-12 in Chapter 1, 13-25 is a foll...  Read More

Have you ever thought, “why me?” As we come out of Thanksgiving break and head directly into the ring of fire college students know as “finals,” it becomes all too easy to throw pity parties in our ow...  Read More

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 — “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”James 1:17 — “Every good and perfect gift is from above, ...  Read More

What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think about taking risks? My first thought is...well, risks are scary. I'm really good at running as fast as I can in the opposite direction when I a...  Read More