Three weeks ago, I discussed how the fear we can have of the unknown or unexpected situations in life can be driven by our anger.  However, neither fear nor anger should we express in times of uncertainty because of the faith that we must have in knowing that God has got His best in store for us.  Even though I talked about anger driving fear, this week I plan to discuss how anxiety, worry, and tension can fuel fear.  There are many...

Fear vs. Faith The unknown.  How can the unknown be defined?  One definition could be what is not currently seen by our “limited-to-the-present” eyes.  Can the uncertainty of our future also mean our future being uncertainly defined?  Within our definition and the knowledge we have of our own futures, sure!  What is unknown or uncertain and how should we react to it?  There are only two reactions that we can have towards...

Sometimes as we go through life, we may have a tendency to wonder from time to time if God is actually present in our lives.  Sure, we realize and recognize that He does exist and we know that He’s been in others’ lives from what they tell us they have experienced.  However, sometimes, those experiences that reveal the absolute truth to the existence of God can seem so few and far between for some of us.  This thought is...

There are many ways in which we all consider our identity.  The majority of individuals either identify themselves as what they do for a living, who they are married to or dating, the fact that he or she is a parent, or there are others who identify themselves with whom they are related.  However, there is another form of our identity most of us appear to overlook.  This form of identity, which is bigger than who we are as individuals,...

When believers prepare their hearts for worship, many times they ask for God to “purify my heart” in order for them to focus on Jesus during worship and to lift praises to His name. Share on...