Tag: faith

  • Will you do one thing?

    Will you do one thing?

    Faith requires that each of us accepts that we are not in control, and that in the admitting of that truth we are presented with a real opportunity to understand Who is!  However, asking God to “prove” that He is real continues to be a challenge that is not only seen all over scripture, but…

  • Are You Task Oriented?

    Are You Task Oriented?

    Focusing on ONE task at a time is often one of the most difficult things that we may face today.  In a world where we are graded by one another on how well we “multitask”, we have to stop and consider what Jesus tells a crowd of people who followed Him in John 6:26.  He…

  • Will you trust His will?

    Will you trust His will?

    Wouldn’t it be great if we could walk on water?  Just think about the time we could save being able to cross the smallest lake without needing alternate transportation!    While it might be easy to focus on the “convenience” of something, we need to see (because we can easily miss it) that not everything…

  • What do you need?

    What do you need?

    One of the most often celebrated miracles of Jesus in John 6 is the feeding of the 5,000 men (which implies that there were far more people present than just 5,000 people).   However, what if we examined this event not from the “satisfaction of our bellies”, but from the standpoint of praising God for what…

  • Everything matters!

    Everything matters!

    Obedience to God is a requirement if we are ever to see any results in our life. Whether it is our prayer life, our witnessing, how we act on the job, our relationships with family, and even the things we might consider “mundane” … if we are not beginning all of these with obedience to…

  • Faith in All Things

    Faith in All Things

    Faith in what Jesus can do is most often expressed within the confines of our human understanding, and usually when we become the most desperate for relief of a life struggle. However, God has given us the gift of faith not only for the “extraordinary” things, but also to depend on during the everyday, mundane,…