As a junior in college I received a phone call at 2 am. My mom was struggling with a panic attack. My dad was at work and she asked if I would come over. When I got there she was breathing into a paper bag, She was very close to calling the paramedics. To get her mind focused on something else, I read to her a Bible passage she had bookmarked. The passage was Psalm 46. A half hour later her panic attack subsided and I went home. Psalm 46:1 and 10 have been verses I have quoted often for strength in tough times. Maybe you should join me!

Just as the Israelites faced trials and challenges roaming the desert for forty years. Our journey and walk with God is often characterized by trials, as either we are going through a trial, going into a trial or coming out of a trial. During these ebbs and flows on our daily journey we often are overcome with waves of emotions: anger, fear, worry, anxiety, sadness, silence, despair, mourning, laughter, competitiveness, hopelessness and frustration. We are encouraged to hold on to the promises of the Lord that are written throughout the Scriptures. Deut, 31:6 is an encouraging word as well as a promise from God. Let's be careful though, never to take His promises out of context and use them as an excuse for ungodly living.

Many moons ago (probably in the 70's) my youth pastor shared this verse with me and it stuck! It's a promise that has no expiration date. Every moment of every day our Lord's eagle eye scans every corner of the globe, looking into every person's heart, looking for someone, for you, for anyone whose heart is fully committed to Jesus Christ. When He finds that person He wants to unite His strength with our committed heart. Here's how it works:

Jesus is the founder and perfecter of our faith. Do you believe in Him? Do you love Him? If so, sin is not an option. We should crave correction and fully surrender to Christ's transformation everyday.

Don't you wish the "extra strength Tylenol" could really give you extra strength? Sometimes there are days when we could use some extra strength just to make it through. During those times it's not an extra strength pill we need, but extra strength passages from God's Word! Deuteronomy 33:25 is one such passage.

God knows how we feel and what we fear, and He is adequate to meet our every need. We can never obey God in our own strength, but we can always trust Him to provide the strength we need (Phil 4:13). If we trust ourselves, we will faint and fall; but if we wait on the Lord by faith, we will receive strength for the journey.

Where do you run when life throws you a curve ball? In Proverbs 18:10 we are told to run to the name of the LORD.

The battle is weary, the race is long, the stakes are high, and sometimes we feel like giving up! Yet we are called "to press on toward the goal to win the prize..." (Phil 3:14). How can we run the race with "perseverance and not grow weary and lose heart" (Heb 12:1). In Philippians 3:20-4:1 the Apostle Paul tells us how.

Testimonies from members of Minnetrista Baptist Church about the ways God has impacted their lives through this study.

Our job in multiplying disciples is to concentrate on the few God gives us so that they can reproduce in others what we have instilled in them.