No matter the struggle we face while we are waiting on God, we must come to grips with His worth and that He is deserving of our praise. God is touched by our willingness to seek Him in worship even when we are hurting, troubled, struggling, and... via @StrategicRenewl
God’s mercy and His goodness will see us through the most challenging circumstances as we learn to wait. He is able and He is faithful. He knows us and He is intimately acquainted with His children. via @StrategicRenewl
God’s response is according to His will, His purpose, and His timing. He is not on our time schedule, so we are to rest in His divine providence. He is able and He cares about what concerns us. Delayed prayers are not always denied prayers. via @StrategicRenewl
Right now, God is seeking those who will worship him with all their heart. I want to be counted among them. Don’t you?
–from the message, “A Good Thing”
Perhaps the fundamental difference between our prayer lists and the prayer concerns we find in the Bible is that we pray about personal problems, while most of the Biblical prayers focus on Christ's purposes.
When we find it more attractive to serve Jesus than to seek Jesus, we run the risk of doing His work in the power of the flesh and making ministry itself an idol. via @StrategicRenewl
When you really know who God is – that He’s for you and not against you, that He loves you, that He’s the source of everything you need – then life gets really exciting! #JoyceQuote
Saddleback Church and Elevation are now out of the SBC over the crackdown over women pastors. They reportedly baptized 1,725 people in 2021. That’s ~2.5% of the baptisms for the entire SBC… https://t.co/7AWrrevRgH
Because God is worthy to be sought above all else, it follows that His word carries more worth than anything else we could devote to memory. via @StrategicRenewl
When we read Scripture it is imperative to do so with reverent awe and a childlike wonder. These are not mere words, but are truly the very “words of eternal life” (John 6:68). via @StrategicRenewl
If your earthly father did a very poor job, don’t let that limit you from experiencing deep relationship with the best Father ever! via @StrategicRenewl
Your father, no matter how he acted toward you, taught you about the Heavenly Father. Sometimes it was by way of comparison and sometimes it was by way of contrast, but either way, our earthly dads have taught us much about our Heavenly Father. via @StrategicRenewl
Jesus wants you to know that you may have failed Him, but He will not fail you. You may have denied Him, but He will not deny you. You may have even forsaken Him when it mattered most, but He hasn’t forsaken you—and He never will. via @StrategicRenewl