“How can our patience stop us from hoping? When you lose hope do you also lose motivation to do the daily tasks? Why is your hope lost? Is it because God has not met your expectation? Has he not answered a prayer? List three prayers He HAS answered recently? What role do these answered prayers play in the unanswered prayers? Are you willing to obey God in all circumstances even if your prayers are not answered?”
― Hope - Four Week Mini Bible Study
― Hope - Four Week Mini Bible Study
“The failure of rebellious Israelites to enter the Promised Land could be a picture of the faithless organized church of today failing to possess the heavenly things promised by Christ.”
― Praying for Your Second Chance: Prayers from Numbers & Deuteronomy
― Praying for Your Second Chance: Prayers from Numbers & Deuteronomy
“Sometimes our heart focuses on removing the suffering, or we are expecting a miracle. But sometimes the miracle is finding hope in all circumstances.”
― Hope - Four Week Mini Bible Study
― Hope - Four Week Mini Bible Study
“We should be dissatisfied with the stale, routine way we’ve been worshiping and seek His presence. We should build the temple and build a relationship with Him that’s genuine and real.”
― Return to Me
― Return to Me
“Imago Dei? The image of God?” “Right.” I look at her and smile. “You know that you’re created in the image of God, right?” She nods. “Sure, Genesis, chapter 1, but what’s your point?” “Just that we’re each created in the image of God, but we’re all different. You have red hair, mine is brown. You’re tall, I’m not. But not only that, we all have different wiring on the inside too—things that make us unique. But all of us, in some way, reflect an image of God—of who He is. So who’s to say what’s right or what’s wrong about how we look?”
― Invisible: A Novel
― Invisible: A Novel
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