Few things will derail us faster from the plan God has for our lives than discouragement. The enemy wants us to believe the discouraging words he puts in our heads and our hearts. But the truth is, God has given us everything we need to silence those thoughts that hold us back every day.توسط The Salvation Army, Glen Eden, New Zealand

Our Enemy is full of convincing accusations about who we are and what we're made of. Why we're not good enough today, and why we won't be good enough tomorrow, either. He hangs our shame in front of our face, trying to drown out the identity Jesus has given us as believers. How do we know what voice to listen to?…

Our fears are fueled by worry. Playing out the 'what if?' scenarios of things outside our control and producing nothing more than anxiety and fear. But what is really at the bottom of our worst fears? Through the story of Paul's shipwreck in Acts we can see how to shift our fear to faith, and how, through Christ, we can face any situation with the …

"You're not ___________ enough." This is the lie the enemy plants in our heart every single day. At their root, our insecurities don't necessarily make us question God, but they make us question whether or not we are valuable enough to be used by God. How can we give God glory through our lives when we are so dysfunctional, deficient, and doubtful?…