Posts from February 2021

Ephesians 3:16-18 (NASB) that He would grant you according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man; so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with allthe saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up…

Portions of 2 Tim 1:6-14 (NASB) And for this reason I remind you to kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you…For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of Our Lord…who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His purpose and grace which was granted us in Christ Jesus…

There was a time when I considered challenges to be a bad thing. I saw them in a strictly negative light. Perhaps many other people do as well. However, challenges, when faced and conquered with the help of the Lord, can be extremely rewarding, ultimately life changing, character building, reassuring and even quite satisfying. They can also become stepping stones to a more substantial and affective life. Challenges, when orchestrated by God and willingly placed in His hands by trusting…