There are little things that you can do – or might already be doing – that will bring you closer to God, especially when you feel like you don’t measure up or you need to be better.
Tag: Faith
Merciful Gifts From God in 2020
What mercies have you seen this year? Let’s look for the good together and share that goodness with others.
How Christ Frees Us From Fear
Fear will have no power over us when we fully rely on Jesus Christ.
Actively Trust in God
Trusting God is not a passive mental state. It is like faith, requiring work and effort on our part. And when we trust Him, all things can be overcome.
Learning from the Mountains
At 12, I never thought I’d learn so much from climbing a mountain for a few hours. And now, I look back on that experience and see so much more than I ever could have back then.
So Much Comes Down to Faith
If we want God to make a difference in our lives, it is according to our faith how much of an influence He will have.
What to Do When You’re Questioning What You Believe
I want you to pause for a minute and ask yourself – What questions do I have about my religious beliefs? Don’t skim past that. Let yourself think about it. Now what do you do with those questions?
The Difference Between You and God – And How Faith Can Help
The way we think can be very different from how God thinks. We face challenges in our lives and wonder how God could punish us with those difficulties. God, on the other hand, understands how those challenges will actually benefit us.
3 Ways to Remember the Mercies of God
There’s a common admonition in the scriptures that I find interesting – the need to remember. It’s such a simple thing to do that I think we forget to do it a lot of the time. At least, I do. I get so caught up in the day-to-day stuff that I don’t pause to think […]
Changes Don’t Matter (Unless…)
I sat in my Christian History classroom last year, waiting for class to start. My professor strode into the room, shut the door, gave us his typical staredown, and asked us what we had thought of General Conference the weekend before. At BYU-Idaho, this wasn’t a strange question. Even some of my non-religious classes had […]