Have you ever experienced a situation in your life that threw you off guard? A situation you never expected you would have to face. In fact, the situation was so bad it even made you feel like what is the point of living? I’ve been there. I remember a time in my life when what I was going through really shook me up. It was a bad storm. My emotions ran high. I was angry and frustrated. I questioned God. I doubted the Lord's love for me. I didn’t understand why the situation happened to me. In my mind, the storm I was facing made no sense. My emotions made me feel like I was falling apart. In fact, I was falling apart. I felt like I had nothing to stand on. In Luke 6:46-49, Jesus talks about p
Going through a crisis in your life right now? Do you need to make an important decision? Do you feel unsafe? Are you in trouble? A crisis is an intense moment in life. No doubt, right now the world is in a crisis. The world is trying to combat a pandemic virus that is causing us to feel fear and trouble. Despite the crisis we are facing, we can always turn to the Bible for help. In the book of Acts, chapter four, we learn about the situation the disciples, Peter and John, were facing as they preached the gospel. As they carried out their calling to spread the Word of God and used the name of Jesus to heal a lame man, the Jews were not happy. The Jews put them in jail and the next day told t
Life is up and down. One day you are celebrating a job promotion, the next day you find out someone you love is in a car accident. One day you resolve a conflict with your spouse, the next day your child comes home and says they were bullied in school. Why is life like this? Up one day and down the next. We live in a broken world and unfortunately in our Christian walk we will have good and bad days. Yet, despite the things that come against us how can we respond? What should we do? In Acts 28: 1-10, the Bible shares the story of Paul who faces trouble, after trouble, after trouble. Yet, despite all the opposition Paul gives us guidance on how we can respond. The Bible says Paul gets off the
