Before the Requests
When you pray, what’s the first thing you say? Do you immediately begin telling God what’s weighing on your heart? Do you bring Him your worries, your struggles, your needs, and the things you’re hoping He’ll change? There’s nothing wrong with that. In fact, Scripture encourages us to bring our requests before God. But something…
Quiet Doesn’t Mean Unqualified
When you think of someone who is bold for Christ, what comes to mind? Perhaps you picture someone standing before a crowd, confidently sharing the Gospel. Maybe you imagine someone who can strike up a conversation with a complete stranger without hesitation, or someone who naturally takes charge in a room full of people. But…
Conviction or Condemnation?
Have you ever found yourself asking God for forgiveness over something you’ve already asked Him to forgive you for before? Maybe it’s a sin you’ve struggled with for years. Maybe it’s something you genuinely want to overcome, yet somehow find yourself returning to. And perhaps the most frustrating part is knowing that, if you’re being…
Is It A Sin To Be Angry With God?
My sister recently asked me a question that made me stop and think: “Is it a sin to be angry with God?” My first instinct was to look for examples in Scripture. Surely there are people in the Bible who were angry with God. And there are plenty of people who cried out to Him.…
What Does a Pure Heart Actually Look Like?
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” – Matthew 5:8 What does it mean to have a pure heart? It’s one of those phrases that sounds beautiful until we start examining our own hearts. Because if we’re honest, there are moments when our hearts don’t feel particularly pure. We lose our…
Walking With God
I have decided to read the entire Bible again, starting in Genesis. I like doing that every once in a while because all the books in the Bible are important! But anyway, while reading Genesis 5, something about Enoch caught my attention. It always does when I read this part. Most of the chapter follows…
Questions Worth Asking #10
Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead? We’ve asked a lot of questions in this series. Hard ones. We’ve talked about suffering. Hell. Whether Jesus is really the only way to God. Whether the Bible can be trusted. Why God doesn’t simply prove He exists. Science. Free will. Some incredibly difficult passages in the Old…
Questions Worth Asking #9
Why Doesn’t God Answer Every Prayer? “I prayed. Nothing happened.” For some people, that sentence is a theological question. For others, it carries years of pain. Maybe you prayed for someone you loved to be healed. They weren’t. Maybe you prayed for a marriage to survive. It ended anyway. Maybe you prayed for a job,…
Questions Worth Asking #8
Why Does God Seem So Harsh in the Old Testament? “I like Jesus. I just have a problem with the God of the Old Testament.” I’ve heard versions of that statement plenty of times. And honestly? I understand why someone might feel that way. Open the New Testament and you find Jesus healing the sick,…
Questions Worth Asking #7
If God Knows Everything, Do We Really Have Free Will? “If God already knows every choice I’m going to make… am I actually choosing anything?” This is one of those questions that can make your brain hurt if you think about it long enough. Christianity teaches that God knows everything. Not most things. Not everything…
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