When things got hard for the Israelites in the desert, they turned to grumbling and complaining, longing for the "safe haven" back in Egypt. Thankfully, their story shows us that even in our “going back” and “grumbling," God gives us grace!

The story of Jonah proves that when we run… God pursues. When we sleep… God awakens. And when we sink… God’s mercy consumes.

God asked Gideon to do some very brave things. God just nudged him along to one step of obedience after another, after another. And sure there might have been a few adjectives in front of the obedience… nervous - cautious - covert - but it was OBEDIENCE that ultimately brought him success.

We love to tell the stories of the victories and the miraculous and the walls that come tumbling down in our lives. But we often overlook the march that preceded the miracle. Keep your eyes on Jesus and stop worrying so much about the wall. It will come down, but until it does...Keep Marching!

Paul has mentioned several different areas that are keys in the life of the believer… these are foundational… they come standard. Sometimes the things that come standard need to be serviced. Just because it comes standard doesn’t mean that you never need to give it any attention. Just because it is foundational doesn’t mean that you don’t ever have to work on it. We'll discover what those things are in the life of a believer and what we can do to keep running!

Eleazar, one of David's three mighty warriors, knew what it took to be Godly man, ready for battle! If we, as men, want to embrace our divine purpose, we have to ready our sword, stand our ground and keep swinging!

Waiting on the Lord increases the value and the blessing of our relationship with Him. Unfortunately, none of us like to wait. But as we look through this repetitive theme through the book of Psalms, we will begin to learn how to wait effectively.

When we look at the world that we live in today, there are some things that seem impossible. Dead things that we think could never be raised to life. Dry bones that could never possibly take their original form again. But then God asks, "Can these bones live?" When God asks a question like that, usually it's because He's about to do something! So what dry bones will you expect God to raise again?

Looking at this Psalm from David, we get the sense that he was in awe of his Good Shepherd. As we dive into it, we'll find multiple reasons why we should live amazed by the God who guides us and gives His life for us.