Do you need to know that God is on your side? I pray these scriptures will help. Believing these verses from Romans 8 is key to our freedom, because believing God loves us and has purpose for us breaks strongholds of self-pity and victimization that chain us from living lives that bring God glory. We are not victims; we are …
Bite of Bread: Bible Verses for when You Feel Discouraged
Confession: what prompted the theme for this week’s Bite of Bread was really quite ridiculous. In fact, the problem that discouraged me was so tiny (literally) and non-life threatening that I must refrain from explaining the details.I know many of you are going through major problems and you might want to throw a shoe at me or stop reading. I …
Bite of Bread: Romans 12:14-21 and a Challenge!
Have you enjoyed reading Romans 12 bite by bite? There’s just something about chewing on one or two verses at a time, though there are days when I have to read the verses around them too. I’m super excited about this week’s Bite of Bread. I have no doubt you’ll discover nourishment for your soul. Some of the …
Bite of Bread: Studying Romans 12/ Living Sacrifices
How do we live as living sacrifices? What does that look like? Last week the Bite of Bread reading plan started with the end of chapter 11 in the book of Romans and went through Romans 12:3. The last three days we read, Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living …
Bite of Bread: How to Live this Life
So. . . what separates believers from the world? What does it look like to live this faith? Who can be in Christ? Maybe you know all the answers to these questions, but even if you do, this B.O.B. will strengthen your walk. So often we read whole chapters of the Bible at a time, but the Bite of Bread …