Often, we endure trials seeking God’s deliverance from them. Suffering is painful for us to endure or to see those we love endure. While our instinct is to flee trials, remember that even in the midst of suffering, God’s will is being done.
– Paul Chappell
Trials | Suffering
The devil doesn’t persecute those who aren’t making a godly difference in the world.
– Paul Chappell
Persecution
God desires to show His power through your storm, but is your lack of faith keeping Him from doing so? God brings storms into your life to show His strength and to gain glory from His providence.
– Paul Chappell
Trials | Providence
Because of the empty tomb, we have peace. Because of His resurrection, we can have peace during even the most troubling of times because we know He is in control of all that happens in the world.
– Paul Chappell
Peace | Resurrection
The fear of the Lord helps us recognize our accountability to God for the stewardship of leadership. It motivates us to seek the Lord’s wisdom and understanding in difficult situations. And it challenges us to give our all to the Lord by serving those we lead with love and humility.
– Paul Chappell
Stewardship | Leadership
God desires for you to be involved in drawing people to His Word through a dedicated life to Him and an active witness for Him.
– Paul Chappell
Witnessing
Fear of man is the enemy of the fear of the Lord. The fear of man pushes us to perform for man’s approval rather than according to God’s directives.
– Paul Chappell
Fear
When you seek God first in your daily pursuits, He promises to add unto you those things which you were pursuing (as long as they are in His will). Placing Him first in your life should be your daily goal, the main pursuit in the midst of all your other pursuits.
– Paul Chappell
Faithful
Often our influence in our communities extends to church programs, musicals, or weekly services. While those things can help present the Gospel, God desires for us to personally be influences on the world around us. Spreading the Gospel isn’t solely the church’s job; it’s the job of every Christian.
– Paul Chappell
Witnessing
Perhaps the greatest act of Christ on the Cross was the very act of the Cross.
– Paul Chappell
The Cross
The world may offer you benefits for living for self, but choose the eternal benefits of God by living for Him.
– Paul Chappell
Prosperity
While we cannot know a person’s heart, we can see his light. Allowing sin to go unconfessed can dim God’s light and hinder the effectiveness of a life’s testimony.
– Paul Chappell
The Heart | Light
As long as you live on earth, you won’t see the end of injustices. Yet God desires for you to let go of injustices and hold on to His grace. Only He can give you the power to forgive those who have hurt you the deepest.
– Paul Chappell
Forgiveness
Storms can bring fear, cloud judgment, and create confusion. Yet God promises that as you seek Him through prayer, He will give you wisdom to know how to proceed. The only way you will survive the storm will be on your knees.
– Paul Chappell
Prayer
God does not need your money; He wants what it represents-you. Finances are God’s gift to you to fulfill His will for your life. While God desires you to prioritize His work in giving, He wants you to purpose to follow and serve Him no matter what happens with your finances.
– Paul Chappell
Money
Are you still diligently living for God and serving Him, even in these last days? Now is not the time to ease up, but to charge forward and continue living for the Lord.
– Paul Chappell
Perseverance
Financial pursuits and gains are not the key to happiness; the key is keeping God first.
– Paul Chappell
Finances
Often we become apathetic in our lives until we face a severe storm. Whether loss of a job, health crisis, loss of a loved one, or financial struggle; God often brings storms into our lives to change our perspective, to shift the focus from ourselves and our lives to Him.
– Paul Chappell
Apathy
God doesn’t promise to overflow your bank account, but promises to provide for your every need.
– Paul Chappell
Money
Consider the life you live-how do other people perceive your faith? While God doesn’t expect you to live in perfection, He desires that you would do all you can to shine forth His light so others will see Him clearly.
– Paul Chappell
Light
Have you ever noticed that those who worry about finances never seem to have enough?
– Paul Chappell
Finances
The fear of man strangles us, because we can never please everybody; but the fear of the Lord frees us, because it challenges us to live and serve for an audience of One.
– Paul Chappell
Fear | Freedom
The mundane tasks of everyday life can lull you to apathy and push God to the back of your mind. Refuse to become self-sufficient in life. You need God every day, whether you’re facing a storm or not.
– Paul Chappell
Apathy
Many people live righteously for selfish or misguided reasons. If you are striving to please God, examine your motives today.
– Paul Chappell
Righteousness | Selfishness