TheCrossWithFaithful

Faith, like gold, is precious, rare, beautiful, and valuable.  Faith, like gold, must be refined, tested, and purified. Refining gold and purifying it involves heat. When God allows “heat” in a Christian’s life, he is refining our faith and purifying our trust through the trial, loss, tragedy, or crisis. He is making it pure, rare, and more valuable. He is making it fireproof. Having a fireproof faith can only happen through testing. How can an athlete know he has worked hard enough, trained long enough, and practiced well enough unless he is tested in competition? The Lord allows suffering to prove to us that our faith is true, it is real, and the God of creation will not fail. With each trial, true faith is becoming more precious, beautiful, and rare. Listen now to find out more about what being fireproof entails.

True self-control is a gift from above, produced in and through us by the Holy Spirit. Until we own that it is received from outside ourselves, rather than whipped up from within, the effort we give to control our own selves will redound to our praise, rather than God’s. Listen to this episode to find out what the Bible and the Holy Spirit has to say about Self-control.

"Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.” – Harold S. Kushner. A random act of kindness goes a long way and just like David and Jonathan in the bible, such kindness could save a life. Learn more about what the Holy Spirit has to say about kindness by listening to this episode. Remember, choose kindness always!

Longsuffering is not simply suffering for a long time, but is a specific word used in the Bible. That word, combining the Greek words for "long" and "temper," more fully means to be slow to anger, to suffer anger with restraint, or to forbear. Listen now to find out what the Bible says about Long-suffering.

Peace is a gift from God. It is God's will and desire for us to experience His peace, which transcends all understanding. Before Jesus left for the cross, He said, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives.” (John 14:27a) Peace is a gift, and since it is a gift, all you need to do is to accept it and claim it. Listen to this episode to learn more about the Peace God gifts us with.

Happiness doesn't bring joy, and joy isn't the byproduct of happiness. Joy is something grander than happiness. Joy is a fruit of the Spirit, and when we find joy it's infused with comfort and wrapped in peace. It's an attitude of the heart and spirit, often synonymous with but not limited to following Christ Jesus and pursuing a Christian life. Tune in and find out what the Bible has to say about living a Joyful life.

Matthew 22:37-40: "Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." Love is the greatest commandment and the greatest gift of God. Listen now to learn more about what the Bible has to say about love.

Faith is doing what God says in His Word about any desire of our lives. It is the answer to all seemingly impossible situations around us. Faith works with our imagination thus, if we can imagine it, we can have it as long as it's God's will for our lives. Listen to find out more about what the bible says about Faith and how to live a faith driven life.