But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. (James 1:6 NIV) Doubt can seep in and erode any foundation we may have in this life. Fears and uncertainty can rule...

15 Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. (Ephesians 5:15-16 NIV) Making the most of every opportunity means that we first recognize every opportunity. This requires wisdom and requires that we are not...

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. (Romans 12:2 NIV) There is continual stress that we conform to the concepts of...

For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. (2 Timothy 4:3 NIV) If we do not believe in something...

But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry. (2 Timothy 4:5 NIV) Each of us have many roles to fill in this life. Each has a duty to discharge that may require enduring hardship causing...