Don’t you love when you read something and think to yourself, “Have they been following me? How did they know this is exactly what I needed to hear today?” Let me introduce you to Kathy Howard – my happy accident of the day. Read her words below and ask yourself – what is God trying to tell me?
Yesterday, I prayed with a heartbroken friend. After years of searching for answers, doctors diagnosed her five-year-old son with mental illness and other behavioral issues. Even with a diagnosis, these reputable doctors could not offer them treatment or practical steps to meet the overwhelming challenges. So, what now? Where does she turn?
Recently, many Christian women I love and admire have faced significant trials like life-threatening illness, divorce, death of a child, and financial hardship. These kinds of situations would knock many people flat. But these women are leaning on their faith in God. And He is proving Himself faithful.
I began to wonder how I would do in similar circumstances. Like most women, I juggle the everyday things of life without too much difficulty. But sometimes, even in just a small crisis, my self-sufficiency is shaken. Would I be swept away in the midst of something really difficult? I began to ask God to show me how my faith could be prepared. He pointed me to the life of the apostle Peter.
My new Bible study, Unshakeable Faith: 8 Traits for Rock-Solid Living, will help you prepare for life’s harshest storms by applying key “faith traits” found in the life of Peter. Walk with Peter as he walked with Jesus. Learn what Peter learned. Allow God to do in your life what He did in Peter’s.
Shaky times demand an unshakeable faith that stubbornly clings to God no matter the circumstances. God developed this kind of faith in Peter. God used Peter’s relationship with Jesus to transform his weak, fragile faith – that once denied Jesus – into a faith that stood firm even in the face of death. That’s the kind of faith I long to have.
Kathi here again! We have a copy of Kathy’s new Bible Study to give away. Share with me a way that God recently showed his trustworthyness in your life in the comments below and we will pick a winner on Friday.
I have been on an amazing journey with the Lord since Sept 2010 when God prompted me to start a new ministry that would provide compassion and comfort to those individuals that are in need of knowing they are valuable and special to God. We are a group of volunteers that make shawls, lap blankets and other gifts that we pray over during the making of the gift for an individual to receive and always remember when they use this gift they should be reminded of how valuable they are and that there is someone that has made them a priority in their life because of Christ’s love for us.
It has been amazing to see God orchestrate who and how these gifts are distributed!
I haven’t always acted on God’s prompting in the past, and now see how I must have misses so many blessings God had for me. I never again want to miss out, it’s crazy good!
Blessings,
Gayle
God shows me his trustworthyness as I trust in Him. He shows that ~ He is consistent, with me always, faithful and His love endures forever. Recently when I was feeling helpless and hopeless He reminded that He is the God of Hope. Romans 15:13 May the God of Hope fill you with joy and peace as you trust in him so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. If I am blessed to receive a copy of Unshakeable Faith I will do the Bible study myself this summer and then I will teach a class in the fall/winter session.
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Kathi, thank you so much for telling your readers about “Unshakeable Faith!”
Tonya, you are so right that God also uses the little things to grow our faith.
Terri, thank you for sharing your journey with us!
God is so faithful, He is the one true constant in my life. He never changes. While this is not recent, I’m reminded of God’s trustworthyness and faithfulness to me when my mom died in 2006 and then when I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008. To look back and see how God used those events and what I learned about God and myself during those journeys…I see that God was there with me every step of the way and often carried me when I was too tired and/or scared to go on.
There have been “huge” examples, but it’s the ongoing consistency with what may seem like little things, that tends to and grows my faith. The most recent? My 3rd grader getting so stressed (compliments of teachers & school administrators) about the lame state testing. After school yesterday we were able to talk about how the Lord got him through it & it all turned out ok. Little things matter to Him as much as the big things.