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Scripture tells us that “Without faith it is impossible to please God” (Heb 11:6). This means that we can be obedient but we still won’t please God if we have a sour attitude. It’s possible that we can help those in need, volunteer, and donate (which are good things we should do) and still not please God.

 

 

 

 

Having faced disappointments, sometimes our life motto becomes “if you don’t expect anything good to happen, then you can’t be disappointed.” But this isn’t how God wants you to live!

 

 

 

 

 

At some point in life, we’ve all heard someone say the phrase “but don’t get your hopes up” when dreaming about an exciting idea or two. But here’s the thing with God - it’s not only okay to dream big, but God actually wants you to dream big!

 

 

 

 

 

After a long night of toiling and not catching any fish, Jesus told Peter to try once more. Being a fisherman, Peter would’ve thought that he would know better than Jesus (this was his profession after all). What Jesus was saying probably didn’t make any sense to Peter, given that he was experienced AND already fished all night long. He might’ve even been thinking “What does Jesus know about fishing?” and didn’t feel like doing what Jesus said, but he did it anyway and ended up with probably the biggest catch of his fishing career!

 

 

 

 

 

Let’s be honest, we are not perfect. But we ARE found in Jesus! Jesus is our High Priest who represents us before God.

 

 

 

 

 

Are you ready for God to do a new thing?

 

In Isaiah 43, Scripture says, “Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth”. Notice the word behold? It means to “stand in awe and amazement”, and the Bible is filled with beholds - from the parting of the Red Sea, to the walls of Jericho crumbling down, to the resurrection of Jesus. We are given so many opportunities to behold the goodness, love and power of our God.

 

 

 

 

Talk to God often; even if you’re not perfect, talk to God. It won’t always make our life easier, but faith doesn’t make things easy, faith makes it possible.

 

 

 

 

Here’s the thing about a relationship with God - it’s the same all the time. He never changes, His word is true and it doesn’t have loopholes in it. It is what it is and He’s very clear that He’s the same yesterday, today, and forevermore.

 

Ever felt swallowed by life? Maybe by depression, conflict or worry, and it left you feeling hopeless? Jonah did too. As Jonah ran from God, he was swallowed by a big fish and as He sat in that fish, He looked up to God and prayed (Jonah 2). From the very first verse of Jonah 2, we see him turning to God and it’s a reminder for us to look up to God when we’re feeling overwhelmed and hopeless.

 

 

 

 

 

“It is finished.” Everyone’s heard this line before, but we often forget that what Jesus did on the cross is eternal. It IS finished - not was or will be finished - and we are free!