As we deepen our understanding of knowledge and love for God, we begin to get a glimpse of how deep the Father’s love for us truly goes. The more we understand that, the more we grow in our identity in Him, the more confidence and boldness we gain when approaching the throne of God, and handling the world’s hate of Him and us.

We have a lot to learn from the faithful people that have gone before us. They certainly had their flaws. That’s humanity. We are not infallible. However, we serve a God and King that is. Our faith can grow like our forefathers and mothers did. We can make great strides for Christ as well. Find out how Abraham did as we continue to take a look into Hebrews 11

Ruth wasn’t a book that I thought about regarding infertility. It’s a book about choosing God, overcoming grief, and finding a kinsman redeemer. But there’s a story deep within the pages that was suggested, but not elaborated on. A story of barrenness.

As I was reading Philippians 4 – Colossians 2, there was one particular message that stood out to me, among many others. Let’s see if you can pick it out through these passages

Why would I choose to live my life for Jesus? Is it really worth it? How do I know it isn’t something somebody made up?

It was a dark cloudy night. The waves beat ruthlessly against the boat. The men shook cold and soaked in fear. Another restless, questionable night on the open sea. Some of them were fisherman. They should know how to handle the boat on a night like this…