Tag: Faith Gateway

Laura Story shares about messy endings and how to share your story to give God the glory. God fully understands the pain we feel… He allows us to go through it because He has a greater good in mind. — Laura Story Source: Messy Endings – FaithGateway

Our job is to take the step of faith toward what He is building with our lives. Read more from Everyday Holy by Melanie Shankle about building our faith. I’m not sure where life is headed, but I know God has a plan. — Melanie Shankle Source: Building with Weak Things | Melanie Shankle – FaithGateway

The Bible did not create Christianity. It’s the other way around. And through the shedding of His blood, a new covenant, a better covenant, a broader covenant was being established between God and all who would choose to participate. Read more from Irresistible by Andy Stanley. Jesus was not just another member in the long…

According to the Bible, you are good simply because God made you in His image. Period. You are God’s idea. God’s child. Stamped with God’s image! Read more in this excerpt from Unshakable Hope by Max Lucado. You were created by God, in God’s image, for God’s glory. — Max Lucado Source: Stamped with God’s Image…

God’s presence with us through sorrow is both beautiful and mysterious to me. Sorrow has a way of brushing away the “fluff” from our communication with God. “Away from me, all you who do evil, for the Lord has heard my weeping. The Lord has heard my cry for mercy; the Lord accepts my prayer.” —…

Prayer is the essential activity of waiting for God — acknowledging our helplessness and His power, calling upon Him for help, seeking His counsel. Pray and let God be God. Read more from this excerpt from Daybook of Prayer. God aims to exalt Himself by working for those who wait for Him. — Daybook of Prayer…

No matter what we position we hold, where God has placed us, or how “small” our voice may seem, the Lord can use us beyond what we can imagine! Read more from Unbridled Faith by Cara Whitney. He sees unlimited potential in each of us to influence people for Christ right where we are. — Cara…

Jesus set aside His Glory so that He could identify with mankind as a baby. Open yourself fully to God’s Presence and be awed by His glorious being! Enjoy this reading from Jesus Calling for Christmas by Sarah Young. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. — Proverbs 3:6 Source:…

Prayer is pressing into relationship with God, focusing on Him more, adoring Him, thanking Him, asking for our needs, and learning His rhythms that are a much easier yoke than the one we’d choose for ourselves. Susan Brower shares why, when, and how we should pray. Come near to God and He will come near…

John Eldredge shares about the power of prayer. It is one thing to say you’ll pray for someone or something later, but it’s even more important to pray now. If all the prayers that were promised were actually prayed, this would be a different world by now. — John Eldredge Source: Why I Stopped Saying ‘I…