Your Circumstances don’t dictate your Position in God

In Romans 8:31-39 Paul says, “What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?  He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Who will...

The testing of your faith is multiple choice

It can be easy to hold the mindset that God is far from us when we have trials. Or even worse, think God is causing the trials. Trials are just a part of life, plain and simple. Perseverance exists because we are guaranteed trial. Jesus said, “I have told you these...

Action Over Words

In Matthew 21:28-32 Jesus talks about the parable of the two sons in response to the chief priests and the elders of the people who asked him by what authority is he doing what he is doing.  Jesus says, “What do you think? There was a man who had two sons....

Seeking out a matter

There are times when I read the bible, that I come across a passage and it reads one way, but I have a feeling it means something different.   For example I was thinking about the topic of perseverance, and how perseverance is only necessary for achieving a...

Perseverance is the sign your end is secure

This reality of perseverance is interesting.  Paul said in Romans 5:3-4: “Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.” In the book of James 1:2-4: “Consider...

How to grow in experience

Feb 1 Experience is the by product of action.  Action is the by product of knowledge. The “BT breakdown” of gaining experience looks like this: Knowledge + Application = Experience. To say it another way, “Hidden inside knowledge is experience and application is...