faith and courage

The Essence of Your Life Defining Moments

Life is about moments—defining moments, that is. When your deeds show the essence of who you are, these times are more about character than achievement. Today, we see the emergence of extraordinarily courageous and selfless leaders and ordinary people. They are doing everything they can to make the world better for everyone. Isn’t this an […]

Faith Truth to Sustain You for Life

There are more teachings on faith truth than on any other subject. Yet, despite the vast repository of faith teachings, some people need help understanding what it means to live by faith. Some pastors and teachers say faith is simply taking God at His Word. Others say that faith means to ‘trust and obey.’ Still others define faith according […]

Do You Wholeheartedly Believe?

Do You Wholeheartedly Believe? Can you think of a more crucial time to wholeheartedly believe God? You might say, “Yes. I believe in God, have since I was a child.” But I didn’t ask you if you believe in God. The Bible says, “even the demons believe—and tremble!” (Jas 2:19b). Respectfully, I ask you to […]

How to Live and Operate in Superseding Faith

How to Live and Operate in Superseding Faith   Simple faith will get your needs met, but you need superseding faith to live victoriously in the world today. What is superseding faith? Is that in the Bible? Absolutely – on full display throughout. To supersede means: overrule; set aside or cause to be set aside […]

Unbending Faith and Courage in Face of Threat

Unbending Faith and Courage in Face of Threat You have faith, but do you have unbending faith?  Unshakable, tenacious, and doesn’t bow to compromise, coercion, and threats kind of faith. Check out this Bible hall-of-faith story. King Neb had a giant gold statue made. In around 585 BC, King Nebuchadnezzar had a gold statue made. […]

Hannah Exemplary Mother of Faith Grace and Courage

Hannah Exemplary Mother of Faith Grace and Courage   Of Bible women, Hannah could be considered an ideal wife and mother. Her life wasn’t easy, but she was an exemplary woman of faith, grace, and courage who inspires us all. She was married to Elkanah, a godly man, a priest. Elkanah greatly loved Hannah, who […]

Be Strong and Courageous

Be Strong and Courageous     To be strong and courageous means to possess the strength of spirit and resolve of mind to face difficulty or danger without flinching, retreating, or giving up; to make bold decisions and declarations, to be valiant, advance forward, persevere, conquer, and prevail. Strong and Courageous because of God’s presence […]

How to Rebound from Disappointment

How to Rebound from Disappointment Ways to Bounce Back and Move Forward       To rebound is to bounce back after hitting a hard surface or object. It also means to recover from a loss or disappointment. In basketball, a rebound is when a player gains possession of the ball off the backboard or […]

How to Have a Winning Mindset

How to Have a Winning Mindset     What if you could have a mindset that assures victory in every battle? You can. Let’s look at the story of David and Goliath to see how. Goliath the Intimidator Goliath of Gath was very self-confident. After all, at nearly 10 feet tall and covered with 100+ […]