19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. (Ephesians 3:19 NIV) This life can leave us feeling empty. However, once we understand the love of God we begin to understand how we can feel the fullness of Him with us. Life’s … Read more

13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13 NIV) Life can be difficult. We feel tired and overwrought, burdened with the weight of the world. But this is not … 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) Any process of being refined means that the material must go through a process. This refining process … Read more

12 So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! (1 Corinthians 10:12 NIV) Some times our ability to just stand against the world can be tested. Every form of temptation and vice is thrown at us. At these points we can be easily lead astray. Scripture gives us instruction … Read more

14 but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. (James 1:14 NIV) There is much in this world to tempt and entice us. So many things to draw our attention away from God and keep our mind trapped, focused anywhere but up. We may say, “this … Read more