Are you a partner?

Even though many of us have faith in God’s existence, trusting in His awesome creative power is hard when facing hard or painful situations in life. We need to have faith in Him even when things are at their worst. (John 14:1)

For Onesimus, coming to faith in Christ was the beginning of a long work to change his reputation, and the same should be true for many of us. God doesn’t want us to focus only on “working things out” with Him. He wants us to go first to others and pursue forgiveness and restoration with them, then come to Him to “work things out".

The truth is, all of us should be aware of our role as Gods ambassador to others. Regardless of who we are or where we work. In fact, what our world needs most are those who consider themselves workplace missionaries. 

One of the most important things we can do as followers of Christ, is always be considerate of those around us who aren’t believers. 

How is God developing your patience?

Reaction vs. Response

We have been commanded to dwell on the realities of heaven rather than dwell on the realities of earth. However, based on what Jesus said, the thoughts of those in heaven are on their loved ones still on earth, and particularly on their repentance, which ultimately determines whether they’re going to heaven or not.

While some teachings aim to promote purity, the only way our hearts become pure is through Christ; not through adhering to man made rules concerning diet, exercise, and discipline.

Whether caused by worrying or by deliberate acts of self sabotage, drifting from our faith was a concern of Paul’s, and it should be our concern too!

If there is one word that seems to be most synonymous with faith, it’s confidence, which isn’t a word often associated with worrying. Therefore, worrying is one of the things God wants to eliminate from our lives. But do so, He needs our help.