When they ground wheat to make flour, they would sift it to separate the wheat from the impurities. Wine goes through a similar process to leave the sediment behind. Peter was sifted much the same way. Living a Christian life is not easy. Sometimes we make promises difficult to keep, and our own words can become a snare to us. Listen to the message today for a word of hope!

You can often pinpoint your own flaws by what you point out in others. I've found that what I hate in people is usually just a mirror of what is inside me. Self-righteousness is a mirror, and when we point a finger at someone else’s issues, we have three fingers pointing back at us. Listen to the message today for a word of hope!

Sometimes we just want what we want, and we want it now. We are not the only ones, for there have been many before us who were just like us. The Lord knows what is best for us, but sometimes we think we know better. Listen to the message today for a word of hope!

The great Apostle Paul, who wrote much of the New Testament, had what he called a thorn in the flesh. Paul doesn't tell us what the thorn was. Yet, Paul continued to minister anyway. Having problems and thorns will not stop God from using you. If you are walking with something today that will not leave, and you cry out to the Lord repeatedly, but still it is there, Listen to the message today for a word of hope!

When you repent of something, it is gone. Yet it will cling to you like baggage if you allow it. Your past does not have to haunt you because God has a great plan for your future. Listen to the message today for a word of hope!

Who is going to tell Him? The disciples had put off waking Jesus as long as possible, but now the water was getting pretty deep inside their boat. Someone was going to have to wake Jesus up. For even though there was a storm raging around them, Jesus was sleeping peacefully. Now it's not easy for men to ask for help, but as the water grew deeper inside the boat, they managed to work that out. If you have ever felt like you were sinking, Listen to the message today for a word of hope!

While I breathe, I hope. That is the motto of my home state of South Carolina. Hope is like the sunlight that chases away the darkness. In comparison, despair is the complete loss or absence of hope in your life. When we lose hope, we are already defeated, but you can refresh your hope. Listen to the message today for a word of hope!

Why Lord? Where is this going? Have you ever asked yourself these questions? The Lord told Abram to leave his father's house and country and travel to a land that He would show him in Genesis chapter 12. After this, it simply says, So Abram went as the Lord had told him. Take a moment and think about that. What an incredible leap of faith it was for Abram to leave his country and his family without first even knowing where he was going. Listen to the message today for a word of hope!

The disciples panicked over one loaf of bread while sitting next to the Son of God, who had just fed thousands. It's easy to focus on what's missing from our hands instead of remembering Who is in the boat with us. Listen to the message today for a word of hope!

Have you ever wanted to do something that others didn't seem to understand? Maybe you just knew that this was what you wanted to do, but they all thought you were crazy. Samson felt that way. Listen to the message today for a word of hope!