4 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. (Ephesians 4:1 NIV) We are each given a calling, sometimes multiple callings throughout life. When we work to live up, and be worthy of our calling we come into our own. No longer … Read more

18 So Samuel told him everything, hiding nothing from him. Then Eli said, “He is the Lord; let him do what is good in his eyes.” (1 Samuel 3:18 NIV) There are times when we wonder why something is happening to us or to our friends. In our eyes it seems unfair. However, in His … Read more

19 And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19 NIV) It can be easy to read this verse and think that God is going to give us everything. But we must first recognize and separate our needs from our wants. The scripture does … Read more

7 These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. (1:Peter 1:7 NIV) How do we prove the genuineness of our faith. It’s pretty simple really; fruit. What does our faith … Read more

16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. 17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory. (Romans 8:16-17 NIV) To be a heir is to … Read more