When life gets really tough, everything can seem overwhelming. Our sense of peace is more challenging to maintain, our focus on our faith in God is not as steady as it once was, and we may simply feel lost. Whether it’s financial struggles, problems at work or at home, loss, or another issue that is robbing us of our overall well-being, our emotions can become tangled as we try to navigate it all. We might feel as though everything is falling apart, including ourselves, and w

Louisa was thirteen when she gave her life to Christ. Things were so bad at home that she said if she hadn’t accepted salvation at the very moment she did, she would not have made it. Her dad was very strict on her and her younger siblings, and when he drank, he would be mean to her mom. Louisa often prayed that she would be the one who would stand up to her father and give her mother and siblings some peace. She studied the Bible relentlessly and by the time she was eighteen

Have you ever experienced days or weeks where everything seems to be stuck? You know the feeling; it’s like no matter how hard you try to keep going, it feels like you’re hitting a wall over and over again? Maybe it’s a project at work that, no matter how hard you try, it just isn’t working out, or perhaps a relationship you hoped would be significant is moving at a snail’s pace; you thought it was the one, but it not going anywhere. Sometimes, despite your best efforts, th

Genesis 2:18 (NLT) is a significant verse when it comes to the record of God’s creation. It lets us in on the conversation God is having with His beloved Son and Holy Spirit, saying: “Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.”” Genesis 1:31 tells us that everything God made was good, but the creation of Eve shows us that He wasn’t done yet—He had a specific plan still unfolding. Our Heavenly Father is per

Fear wasn’t part of God’s original design for humanity. When God created Adam and Eve, they lived in perfect harmony with Him, with no shame, insecurity, or fear. But the moment sin entered the world, fear followed. Genesis 3 tells us that after Adam and Eve disobeyed God, they hid from Him. And when God called out to Adam, Genesis 3:10 (NLT) tells us that he responded: “ I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked.” From that moment, fear t