Your words reveal the atmosphere of your heart, and gratitude is one of the fastest ways to change that inner environment. When thanksgiving rises first, peace begins to guard your emotions, your thoughts, and eventually your speech. As you intentionally practice Philippians 4:8–9 toward the people in your life—seeing what’s true, noble, lovely, and of good report—your reactions soften, your perspective shifts, and your relationships become places where the love of Jesus can actually be felt.
Jesus expected His disciples to read themselves into the miracle of the loaves—to let His provision reshape how they saw themselves and what they believed He would do for them. Instead, they slipped back into fear. We often do the same thing in our relationships. Luke 6 shows us how easily we judge people by assuming their motives, especially with family, and that judgment always multiplies back into more conflict than we ever intended. The blog calls us to interrupt that cycle by using Philippians 4. Pick someone you’ve had tension with and choose to think on what’s true, lovely, admirable, and honorable about them. When you do, you break the judgment loop, heal your reactions, and let the peace of God lead your heart.
In a world that often measures worth by productivity and approval, it's easy to feel like we have to work tirelessly to earn acceptance. However, as believers in Christ, we are invited to approach our kingdom work from a place of rest, knowing that we are already approved by God through Christ's finished work. We can co-labor with Him, ceasing from our own works, resting in Christ’s completed work, and live free from the fear of scrutiny, thriving in our God-given passions and callings.
God declares Himself as your provider, a good Father who desires to bless and care for you. His ability to provide is independent of the economy, the stock market, or any other human systems we typically rely on. God's provision is spiritual in nature. Join us today as we explore the spiritual nature of His provision.
Thank you for joining us for Pentecost Sunday! Today we celebrate one of the greatest promises fulfilled, the giving of the Holy Spirit God’s spirit dwelling in the believer is the source of regeneration, salvation, and continual life in Christ. God’s Spirit living in you will bear fruit through you and empower you to minister God’s will to others. His Spirit will guide and correct you, He will give you strength and healing, and He will always remind you what Christ has accomplished for you.
Jesus healed people and he gave us his power to heal people. This should be the end of the story but we still live in bodies where sin is having an effect. Thankfully, we also have God’s spirit in us, giving life to our bodies. We’re not in a dualistic battle between the power of God and the power of sin, we have a belief issue that determines which one will bear fruit in our lives. Join us today as we continue our discussion on healing.
Jesus suffered all the effects of your sin on the cross.
I mean, can we just pause and be thankful about that for a moment.
Because he suffered the penalty for your sin, this is true for you.
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. - Romans 8:2
Now, before I get too far into this, let me make the clear statement that if you continue in sin, you will experience all sorts of death because you will reap what you sow, and if you continue to sow sin to the flesh, you will experience death.
BUT!!!
It’s NOT from God!!!
