From Bad to Worse: How to still trust God when things aren't getting better
Have you experienced a season when what you were believing for and what you were living through didn’t match? How did you handle it? Did you get sad and sulk? Did you complain about it? Did you doubt God’s word? Or did you thank Him for His faithfulness and keep believing His promises?
You are Entitled to Benefits: God has blessings He has in store for you
A benefit is an advantage. It is something good and helpful. And as a child of God who has placed your faith in Him and submitted your life to His will, there are wonderful blessings and benefits that you are entitled to receive. Believe and know that there is a harvest waiting for you!
Hard Time Believing God? Here's how to overcome doubt and stand on His promises
There is a direct correlation between doubt and complaining. When you doubt, you open the door to negativity, pessimism, worry, and anxiety. But God desires that you live freely and abundantly, and your faith is necessary for that. See how to strengthen your confidence in God’s promises.
Podcast: Even now, God is able
Sometimes, God allows you to go through complicated situations where chances of a favorable outcome appear slim or simply impossible. He’ll let more time pass than you expected, before He shows up, just to prove that, with Him, all things are possible. Even now, God is able!
When your plan doesn't match God's: How to trust God's wisdom and timing
How do you handle it when your plan doesn’t match God’s plan? Do you complain? Do you come up with “better” ways God can handle the situation? When you are in uncomfortable circumstances, does your discomfort blind you to God’s sovereignty? Does it make you forget to trust God?
Podcast: This is a sign
This message is a sign that whatever has you bound, it has to let you go. Whether it be sickness, or lack, or depression, or fear, or whatever stronghold has come to lock you up, it has to release you. Why? Because God has a work for you to do. Listen and be blessed!
Are you a complainer or a praiser? This determines the lens through which you see life
Satan would love for you to be offended, ungrateful, and unable to see God’s goodness. But if you look at the world through the lens of gratefulness, you will see beauty and blessings. However, if you look at the world through the lens of ingratitude, you will see ugliness and injustices everywhere.
Feeling Burnt Out? 8 Scriptures to read to renew your strength
When chronic stress gets the best of you, things get real—and fast. You can experience burnout, where you’re totally drained and unable to perform duties and function normally. If you think you may be burnt out, and you don’t know how to shake out of that slump, turn to the word of God.
Listen to this Powerful Podcast: Get ready for chapter two
New season alert! God is announcing fresh, new things to come. He's about to do for you what no other power can do. Heaven has turned the page, and you're entering a different, better chapter in your life. You will see God do greater things and work wonders for you.
28 Days of Gratitude: Day #11
Obsessing over the bad stuff? Instead of focusing on the negative, flip it, and turn into a positive. Rather than stressing over what you don’t have, flip it, and express your gratitude for what you do have. Instead of complaining about what’s going wrong, flip it, and rejoice over what’s going right.
Black, Republican, conservative Christian, Daniel Cameron makes history in Kentucky attorney general race
Black, Republican, conservative Christian, Daniel Cameron made history in a resounding win in the race for Kentucky attorney general, becoming the first African American in state history to win the office. Cameron, backed by President Donald Trump, will be the first Republican in 70 years to be the state's top prosecutor.
Write It Down: Ways journaling can help you grow personally and in your faith
When the prophet Habakkuk was struggling to sort through his feelings about why God allowed suffering to continue, the Lord told Him to write down his questions and God’s answers (Habakkuk 1). In the prophet’s case, recording his Q&A with God was to help the Israelites. In our case, when we write things down, the process impacts and benefits us.
Stressed? 5 Scriptures to read when life gets to be way too overwhelming
Let’s be honest. Life can get overwhelming sometimes. Bills. Family problems. Work pressures. Health issues. Conflict. It can be stressful. So then, how do you handle it when you feel overwhelmed, exhausted, frazzled, and unable to cope with life? You run to the word of God.
Enlarge My Territory: Lupita Nyong’o says the prayer of Jabez in the Bible prepared her for success
Academy Award winner, Lupita Nyong’o credits a very specific Bible-based prayer for preparing her for the success that came into her life like a whirlwind. “I remember, my mom always had this prayer—the prayer of Jabez,” said the actress who won an Oscar in 2014.
Podcast: Your time will surely come
Suppose you have a word from God, and things look negative, and the reports you’re hearing are all bad. What do you do? How do you handle it? In today’s podcast, Dianna Hobbs says don’t lose hope! Believe that positive transformation is on the way for you. Your season has not passed you by.
Devotion: God is moving you
God is moving you and ushering you into a new season, and He is replacing opposition with open doors. He’s causing you to be blessed where you were once attacked. He is making what used to be hard easy for you, and He’s swinging doors wide open in your favor
Podcast: Better days are coming
When you’re going through an extended season of trouble and nothing much seems to be working out, you may feel like you’ll be stuck in this cycle forever. But no you won’t. Despite how tough it is at the moment, Dianna Hobbs says, our great God has a plan to rescue you and turn this situation all the way around!
Got a need? God is the best provider!
God keeps every promise. If He said it, then He will do it. Trust Him, and don’t stress over your circumstances. You serve the greatest provider, way-maker, door-opener, body-healer, and the only true Savior. No matter what happens know that God has you covered.
Cyntoia Brown-Long to her 16-year-old self: "God does hear you"
Cyntoia Brown-Long made headlines when she was sentenced to life in prison at age 16 for killing a man whom she says picked her up for sex. Then-Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam called her case "tragic and complex." She was granted clemency earlier this year, now she’s writing a letter to her younger self.
Devotion: God is doing something unusual
Don’t know what God is up to? Remain open and flexible. Let God do things His way. The route might be unconventional, but if you trust Him, He’ll open the floodgates of Heaven. He’ll send rain in the middle of your dry season and give you an amazing harvest in a time of famine!