Encouraging Words for When You Face a Test
No one I know relishes taking a test but they reveal where we need to learn and grow. Remember God allows tests in our lives, but He always sits with us.
No one I know relishes taking a test but they reveal where we need to learn and grow. Remember God allows tests in our lives, but He always sits with us.
When bad news comes our way, we needn’t cave into fear. As followers of Jesus Christ, we belong to the living God for whom nothing is impossible.
Eight months after receiving “guard” as my focus word for 2022, I’m beginning to appreciate its relevance to my life in ways I hadn’t imagined.
I hold messy reality in one hand: Uvalde, Ukraine, inflation, family and ministry concerns. I hold God’s spectacular promises in the other.
As the birds sing this morning, a song pops into my mind. I recall the lyrics, and they encourage me to focus not on my concerns but on my blessings instead.
Changing the way we think means identifying the lies and replacing them with the Truth. As our thoughts align with God’s, our behavior changes as well.
God has purposes yet unseen for our lives, too. Every one of the hardships we experience are part of the pruning and honing necessary to prepare us.
How often do we look at our circumstances, assume we know everything there is to know about them, and fall into discouragement or fear?
God is with you, my friend. His presence will never leave your side. You don’t face your challenges alone, nor do you face them in your own strength.
Take a moment to thank Jesus for His invitation to give rest to the weary and burdened. Come into His presence quietly and with no agenda. Exhale your worries.
In the wake of all the negative stuff happening, I want to suggest doing something to keep hope alive: host a celebration.
Trusting God means yielding our desire for control to the One who is in control. It means admitting our understanding of a troubling situation is incomplete.
The truth is, Almighty God is on our side. The enemy wants us to believe otherwise, so he whispers lies intended to lead us to believe defeat is imminent.
We can either let them intimidate us, or we can choose to believe and live from the truth that the Lord of heaven’s armies rescues His people.
We’re faced with a choice. We can camp our thoughts on lies or we can secure them on truth. Our choice influences our behaviors and determines our destiny.
Crisis changes life in a nanosecond. It can rob us of routine, ruin our ability to sleep well, and remove our capability to think straight.
Keep your minds focused on the Truth as we ride out the storm. None of this has taken the Lord by surprise. He sees us and He prays for us.
Life with its uncertainties can feel scary at times, but I hang onto hope by focusing on God’s promises, His faithfulness, and His sovereignty.
God is right in everything He does. He’s right when He leads us down those sunlit paths, and He’s no less right when those paths lead into the dark places.
When the stress of uncertainty gets to you, go back to these five truths. Hide them in your heart, speak them aloud, and ask God to give you deeper insights.
God hears our cries and will lift us from the mud and mire of fear and despair. He will set our feet on the firm foundation of His presence and promises.
Fill your mind with His words. Meditate on them. Write them on notecards and post them where you’ll see them often. Speak them aloud. Personalize and pray them
Looking back has its place and benefits. Spend a few minutes recalling one of God’s kindnesses toward you, one answered prayer, one act of provision.
My word is “listen.” It’s not the word I wanted. I tried to ignore it. But “listen” kept popping up, sometimes several times a day, and I finally surrendered.
Keep your ears tuned to God’s voice. Listen for His promises and do what He says. Keep your focus on Him, and you will know a peace that cannot be manufactured.
We run into trouble when we let our focus linger where it shouldn’t, so the moment we’re aware of our lapse, we need to put it back on Jesus.
It’s important to fix my mind on Him and ensure my thoughts about Him are based on truth. The moment they go elsewhere, doubts roll in and drown me.
Every hardship we experience is part of the pruning and honing necessary to prepare us. They also make us more like Jesus no matter what our destiny is.
Our thoughts about God are the most important thing about us, so let’s strive to ensure they are based on truth. Anything less would be to deny His nature.
Focusing on fears about God’s intentions leads to the belief that He’s out to get us. Ironically, He is. But not in a negative sense.
The word “all” is teeny but don’t overlook its might. Here are several verses that will instill hope when you’re tempted to say, “Nothing’s going right.”
God’s unshakeable Truth helps calm fear. God is up to something far bigger than I can imagine; I will trust and not be afraid because He is with me.
No matter what our needs are, we can find a biblical promise that applies to it. Based on the certainty of that promise, we can find courage.
He’s the most powerful hero of all – Christ who conquered the world. He shows up with His power, His reassurance and His way to lift us from danger.
I’ll always remember the voice on the phone that day: “Why do you bother doing what you do?” Thankfully God used that incident as a pivot-point for me.
He satisfies my hunger and quenches my thirst. Every day, day after day after day…the supply of divine delicacies never ends.
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