“We weren’t promised easy. We were promised faithful. God doesn’t delight in our discomfort, but he refuses to waste it.”— Alyssa Chandler & Nick Benoit
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”—Acts 1:8
“Motherhood is a bittersweet symphony of pain and joy. Sacrifice and redemption. When all is said and done, you’re not “just” raising children—you are fulfilling a sacred calling that echoes the story of redemption itself.”—Cathe Laurie
“Loving like Jesus does not mean ignoring truth or avoiding hard conversations. It means refusing to dehumanize others even when disagreement is real. It means choosing dignity over dismissal and mercy over revenge.”—Fares Abraham
“The peace of Jesus is not passive. It is active and costly. It requires restraint when anger feels earned. Humility when pride wants control. Trust when fear demands certainty. Choosing peace often means resisting the urge to mirror the hostility around us.”—Fares Abraham
“Jesus never separated truth from humility. He listened. He asked questions. He made room for people to wrestle and grow. Truth was not a weapon in His hands. It was a light.”—Fares Abraham
“I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”—Jesus
The Topical Lexicon explains that the cross of Jesus is "both the pen that signs our pardon and the eraser that removes our guilt" and our grief forever.—Brittany Turner #First5
As the writer of Hebrews says, "Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us." The call is to keep moving forward, no matter how tough the journey may seem. Guided by grace and fueled by faith, we can press on.
—YouVersion
“God is good, constant, faithful, merciful, honest, loving, unlimited, all-powerful, and the source of everything that exists…No matter what we’re facing, we can know that He’s trustworthy. We can trust His character and we can trust His heart.”—YouVersion