Do you ever get stuck? Do you ever believe that your old ways will never go away, never change? I do. But, this IS NOT true! For the Christian, change is always possible, there is always HOPE! This does not mean it’s always easy, believe me I know. Dear friend, I pray that today you and I would both repent, turn from our old ways, and watch God change us- this is what He does, He loves to make old things new! Broken things whole... #hecamethatwemighthavelifeandhaveitmoreabundantly #jesusistheway #withhimallthingsarepossible #hope #makingoldthingsnew
Do you see that hill? It’s steep! Really steep... so steep that I remember thinking, “I’m glad I don’t have to run up that hill!” And...these runners had to traverse it 2-3 times! Many times we observe trials or imagine difficulties and think “I am glad I don’t have to endure that!” But God wants us to look at him, not the trial, not the difficulty, not how steep, not how scary - HIM! He is able. The Bible tells us that difficulties can actually grow us and strengthen us and PROPEL us forward. Don’t you want that? I do. After this particular race with the steep hill I asked a competitor if that steep hill hurt, he said, ‘no.’ You see he had trained for them. He was prepared. He knew they would come, and he was ready. No fear, no doubt, no turning back, no tears at how steep it looked- just a ‘bring it on’ attitude. This is how we can be in the face of trials, if we stay close to Jesus by knowing his Word, and knowing the magnificent character of God. James 1:2-4
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” #nohillforaclimber #consideritpurejoy #runfortheprize
