Difficulties come into our lives with a purpose. Often, they hinder our faith in God and steal, kill, and destroy what God is doing and wants to do in our lives. Yet, when we choose to hold on to God despite what we may face, we overcome what was meant to kill us.

Good news often does not come in the passage we desire. When God wanted to save humanity, he chose to become human. But he came and showed up for us. And that is what Jesus wants to do in this season of your life: show up. You may be wondering where is God in all this, where is he in the problem you are facing, and I’m here to encourage you that the King (Jesus) is coming into that problem. It’s about to turn around for your good.

Faith is at work in us, but the measure of it depends on how you use and understand it. Faith is the bridge that brings those things you desire and pray about to pass. Walking in faith grants us access to things we would not ordinarily have access to.

In part 4 of the Work of Faith in Us series, we learn that faith is the first step to obtaining victory, but faith requires action. That action may mean adjusting to situations and circumstances to get what you want. In Mark 2:1-12, we meet four friends who were willing to do it another way, for their friend to receive the healing he needed from Jesus. And we must also be willing to step over those things that seek to hinder us from obtaining our victory.

In part 3 of the Work of Faith in Us series, we learn What it looks like to invite God into your daily life. The story of Bartimaeus, a blind man who recognized that to see, he had to overcome being silenced to remain the same. Yet, because of his faith, he chose to endure temporary ridicule for long-term sight. He invited God into his daily life, and it changed forever. How would your day change if you invited God into it?

In part 2 of the Work of Faith in Us series, we learn that you go to a bank when you need to withdraw money from your account, and you go to a hospital when you are sick. So, it is with God that when you need help, you go to him first. When we recognize where our help comes from during difficult situations such as job loss, financial crises, eviction, or whatever we may face, we can take courage that God is our source of life. Because our help always comes from the Lord, who created the heavens and earth.

In part 1 of The Work of Faith in Us series, we learn that faith is essential to being a believer, but what is faith, and how do you use it according to God’s will? Joshua 6:2-20, which many know as the story about the walls of Jericho, tells us about Yahweh’s people on the brink of entering their promised land but finding an obstacle when they are at Jericho’s doorstep. And though God told Joshua I had given this city to y’all to take, they did not have a strategy until God gave them one. But God’s strategy for the victory would have been rendered useless if they had not obeyed his word, but thank God that they did obey his word, and because of that, they gained victory in the physical realm, which was given to them in the spiritual realm. Why are we talking about Israel’s story? Listen to understand what Jesus wants to do in your life through obedience.

What is the gospel? We have heard the word gospel thrown around in church services and culture. But we learn that the Gospel is good news for all who accept it. It is also a new way of living and being that God gives us to live the life He designed for us.

God's miracles always occur to showcase God’s goodness and compassion towards people. In John 9:15, this is true of the blind man's encounter with Jesus that transforms his sight from blindness to seeing.

Fear has a price, and that price is costly. When we choose not to confront how we feel and how it affects those around us, we become a hostage to that fear. It’s time to break up with your fears and walk in the victory that belongs to you.