Tag: courage

If anyone would come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for Me will find it. Matthew 16:24b-25 We human beings love destinations. We like to know where we are going and how…

Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 Fear is a weighty, oppressive and tormenting monster that sucks the life, energy and ambition out of our lives. Fear is never satisfied until it totally consumes and annihilates its victims. Jesus has invited us to come…

So, do not be afraid of them. There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed or hidden that will not be made known. Matthew 10:26 Our grief, fear and pain deepen when we are physically or emotionally abused. These sorrows are made more intense when we feel like our abuser will not be discovered…

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. Matthew 7:7-8 Here is a way to approach the Lord. When we make our…

But seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 6:33-34 In the world, we seek to build our own kingdom and proclaim our own…

Therefore, I tell you do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Matthew 6:25, 27 Worry…

Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:20-21 Humans are in a lifelong search for what they value. We seek, scramble and tussle for a long list…

For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. Matthew 6:14-15 We often confuse the act of forgetting with the act of forgiving. Only God can empower us to forget a…

You have heard that it was said, “Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.” But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:44-45a The world tells us to love those who love you and do good to those…

Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Rejoice and be glad for great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. Matthew 5:11-12 Manipulation, intimidation and sarcasm are the weapons that…