Faith is easy when everything is going our way. But when things fall apart—someone gets sick, a job is lost, the market crashes—do we still rest in Jesus? We should, because God is our refuge and our strength! He is ever-present and helps us when we’re in trouble. Even if the mountains fall into the sea, as the psalmist wrote, we can trust God today and always.

When God shines light on us, everything changes. As we read His Word, it's light—like brightness coming into the darkness of our minds and souls. We can have freedom from discouragement and depression when we look for the light of God’s love and care! Yes, problems come in life, but we know that our Creator will see us through them all. Amen!

One of the strongest expressions of faith is waiting on the God, even when we don’t see immediate answers to prayers. We can handle the delay, because God wouldn't lie. He made a promise, and He's going to come through. Wait for the breakthrough—don't give up just because the answer hasn't come yet.

Americanized Christianity centers on people with big titles and awards. Doesn’t that sound like idolatry? We’ve shifted our focus from our Creator to whoever has the biggest social following. Yet the Jesus we claim to love and serve turned His attention to the lowly and rejected. He calls us to do the same. We act most like Jesus when we bless those who are in need.

The best kind of worship is not loud singing, raising hands, or exuberant praising—it’s living life fully surrendered to God. We all tend to outwardly display praise and worship that’s only surface level. But God is after our hearts. To yield to Him and surrender to His will is more meaningful than singing the highest praises. We have to surrender all to Jesus.

Our days are numbered. Some may view that as a morbid thought, but really, it should remind us that every breath is a gift! We only get one life, and we aren’t even promised tomorrow. We have to make every moment matter for Jesus. Let’s remember the old adage, “Only one life, 'twill soon be past. Only what’s done for Christ will last.”