What comes to mind when I say, “be still in God?” We began our study by asking, “What does being still mean?” Who else thought it was about meditation and yoga? Today we will pull together all we’ve learned over the past 13 days in our 40-day fast and devotions on how to be still […]
Tag: Trust
Trust is a hard biblical principle. What is the difference between faith and trust? How do we really Trust in the Lord when life is hard? Find Help to grow in faith by Trusting God here.
Can You Trust the Will of God Like Jesus?
Do you trust God? A better question is “Do you trust the will of God or the plan God has for your life?” The truth is, I trust my plans and my will, but God’s will and God’s plans seem scary. Can you relate? How do you trust God’s plans when they throw you into […]
What Does Love Never Fails Mean? 5 Steps for Marriage
1 Corinthians 13 teaches us that love never fails. Have you quit on your marriage? God asked me that question this week and it hurt in a deep place. My immediate, gut-level response was, “No, I will never quit on my marriage.” He then began to show me areas I have indeed stopped fighting and […]
Can You Be Still When God Is Just?
When God is just I struggle to accept that as part of who God is. What do you think of when you think, “God is”? The character of God is a many-sided mystery. I love to sit in the idea that God is love, but the love of God is only one part of the […]
How Can I Be Still and Trust God When Change Is Hard?
Change is hard. When change is hard I struggle to be still and trust God. What would happen if we learned to trust God when change comes? It sweeps in like a tsunami taking out entire parts of my life when it crashes down. In the aftermath, I am confused and raw, unsure how […]
4 Steps To Live Out: Love Believes All Things in Marriage
Have you ever thought about how many choices we make in the day? Most choices in my life are easy; the choice between the venti or the tall frappuccino for example. Then there are choices that require me to be brave. Choosing to fight for my marriage; choosing to love God’s way when it seems […]
5 Ways You Can Trust God in the Storm of Life to Be Still
Can be still and trust God in the storm of life. That’s a question I’ve been asking myself through this season Are you in the middle of a trial? Does it ever feel like this one thing is just too much for God? Or maybe God is busy elsewhere and He just can’t get to […]
The Blessing of Praising God During Difficult Times: Stillness
Do you know how to be still – to trust God – when times are hard? The ability to praise God in the storm comes and goes in my life. Praising God during difficult times is hard but is key to learning to be still. Today, in our 40-day fast to be still, we will […]
8 Ways To Look To The Lord When All Hope Seems Lost
Are you in a season of waiting on the Lord? I am. I feel hopeless looking at the situations facing me and our family. That is not unique or ungodly. Today, we will see that when all hope seems lost, we are to look to the Lord, wait on the God of our salvation, and […]
How To Remember God Is in Control: Be Still
Why is it so hard to believe God is the one in control of everything? Seriously. I wish I understood this. What I do know is that when we remember God is in Control we find hope to be still. There are so many questions I have about God being in control in this crazy […]