“So then faith comes by hearing,
and hearing by the word of God.”
Romans 10:17
Do you ever feel at times that you question whether you are walking in faith or not? Or maybe you feel as if your faith is at a standstill or not working at all. The reason that you feel that your faith isn’t working is because you don’t put it to work. In times like these, you might want to consider getting a faith makeover.
My Declaration of Faith:
Jesus, You are my safe place. In You, I have a peace the world can’t give and can’t take away, a peace that truly goes beyond my understanding. I’m not just living with the peace of God; I’m at peace with God because of what You’ve done for me.
My Declaration of Faith:
Sometimes I catch myself scrambling to fix everything. I am overthinking, stressing, and trying to fight battles I was never meant to fight. But God doesn’t want me living in a constant state of anxiety or fear.
My Declaration of Faith:
Every day, voices are trying to plant seeds in my mind, telling me I’m not enough, I’m not qualified, or that things will never work out. Sometimes they come from people, sometimes from circumstances, and sometimes from my own thoughts. But I get to choose what takes root in my heart.
My Declaration of Faith:
God could have chosen anyone to tell His story, but He chose me. Not because I’m perfect or qualified in my own strength, but because I’ve been redeemed through Jesus Christ. He took my sin on Himself so that I could stand righteous before God.
My Declaration of Faith:
Some days, life makes it look like I’m losing: like the sickness, the setback, or the loss has the upper hand. But I’ve learned not to measure God’s faithfulness by my current situation. I don’t have to fight every disappointment or wrestle with every “why.”
“But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself,
so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus,
to testify the gospel of the grace of God.”
Acts 20:24
Do you ever have a desire to finish something that you have started? It could be a painting. It could be a race. It could be a particular project that you are on right now. It could be something like finishing your one-year reading of the entire bible. No matter what that something is, God has created all of His children to be finishers, not quitters.
“And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and
will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom:
to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen..”
2 Timothy 4:18
There are times, as we walk and live our lives, when unexpected and unpredictable things happen. You may feel a lump in your body, and it was diagnosed as a cancerous growth by your doctor. You may have come to work as usual, but you receive an email or a note from your supervisor that you have been laid off.
“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works
of darkness, but rather expose them.”
Ephesians 5:11
Is the world around you getting any better today? Is the news you see on TV getting any better? Are the stories you have been reading in the newspapers all over the world getting any better? Is the stuff you see on the internet getting any better? It is not. It will continue to get worse and worse every passing day.
“You make known to me the path of life;
in your presence there is fullness of joy;
at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”
Psalm 16:11
The world seeks pleasure in many different ways. According to Martin Seligman’s work on positive psychology, two pleasures appear in various places, including bodily pleasure and higher pleasure. Bodily or sensory pleasures include eating, playing physical games, intercourse, stroking (or being stroked), observing beauty, experiencing pleasant smells, and hearing good music.
