Category Archives: OVERCOME

Some trials come, not because people disobey God, but because they obey God.  God has a way of leading believers into a place of wilderness that’s filled with trials and tests.  When God wanted to reveal Himself, He found a man named Abram and gave him a promise of blessings if he would leave his familiar place of family and friends. Now...

We can change our hairstyles, buy new clothes, reorganize our closets, paint the walls, straighten up our desks, and rearrange the furniture – but many times we resist the kind of change that makes our lives more meaningful and satisfying.  Too often, we refuse to let go of old habits, attitudes, and relationships even when we know it’s the right...

In asking people what they want out of life, the vast majority respond, “I just want to be happy.”  However, many are frustrated and disappointed because they look for happiness in the wrong places.  So what’s the problem? The problem is that many base their happiness on what others do, and others will only fail them.  Their expectation of others...

Where you are today is only temporary.  However, moving forward requires persistent pressing and work.  Don’t give up on God.  Don’t give up on yourself.  Your way of escape is hidden in the very trial you are going through.  God has already provided the way of escape, but you must find it. No temptation has overtaken you except such as...

Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him (1 Jn. 5:14-15). What builds confidence in God?  Our confidence is built on the...