Maybe you are a person that struggles with the idea that God loves you or maybe you're walking through a situation that is making it hard to believe God cares for you. The simple way to always rest in the truth of God's love.

When times are good, it's easy to trust God and believe He is a faithful and good God. But when times are bad, it's much harder to trust. Two takeaways from John 10:10 that teach us what it means to have an abundant life on life's mountaintops or in life's lowest valleys.

When trials and hardships pile up, we can grow weary and discouraged. We might be tempted to give up on the assignment or vision God has given us. How to find strength and hope to continue on once more when your resolve fails and darkness surrounds.

In seasons of loss or sadness, we can't always see what God is doing or how He will help us out of our pit of suffering. This personal story of miscarriage encourages us when we're in the middle of a hard trial to hold onto God a little longer to see how He will work good out of our greatest pain.

If the Bible is such a powerful book, why do some people get so much out of it and not others? We might find it surprising that our approach affects how much the Bible impacts us. Doing these two simple things will help us see change in our lives.

When God doesn't answer our prayers and feels far off, we can feel disappointed and disillusioned. It can feel confusing when we don't get the intervention we want. Is God aware of what we're going through? Does He even care? A look at the reason we can be thankful even when it appears that God isn't answering our prayers. Episode 2 in "Spotlight on Gratitude" series.

With all that is going on in our world right now -- racial tension, civil unrest, and a pandemic -- our margin for dealing with day-to-day struggles against the backdrop of such uncertainty is small. How can we experience internal peace and the ability to deal with what life throws us when it feels like everything around us is crumbling? The episode discusses 2 strategies for cultivating peace.

At times, we will experience mistreatment in by an institution, a job, relationship, or by some other means. In those cases, we may not be free to speak up or may feel silenced or shamed when we do. In those cases, what can we do? A look at Psalm 120 and the reassurance believers have in the psalm that God comforts and protects those experiencing injustice. Part 5 of "Joy is the Midst of Suffering" series.

We often focus on the promises and benefits that come with following God, but being a Christian also means experiencing persecution. How can we go from a place of feeling blind-sided and broken to a place of feeling confident and keep going in the midst of persecution? We look at 1 Peter 4:12 and talk about how to view persecution and understand how its a blessing -- rather than a setback -- in our Christian walk. Episode 4 in "Joy in the Midst of Suffering" series.

Ever felt pressure beyond what you can bear, like the walls are closing in on you? In our toughest circumstances, God gives us what we need to get through. This episode focuses on Psalm 4 and shows us lessons from the psalm that show us the help God gives to bring us relief we need when we feel confined by trouble and hardship. Episode 3 in "Joy in the Midst of Suffering" series.