Articles Tagged 'Confidence'

For over 30 years, Heartlight has shared articles to help people live for Jesus in everyday life. While we are no longer publishing new articles, this enduring collection features relevant pieces throughout the year to encourage faith, offer biblical perspective, and speak to real-world joys and struggles.

Unhinderedly!

Phil Ware continues his series on Saved at Sea focusing on Paul's promise in Philippians 1:6 and Paul's shipwreck and travel to Rome to fulfill his calling from God.

God will get us where we need to be when we need to be there!

Resurrection 2.2: Sometimes, I Doubt!

Phil Ware continues his series on Resurrection 2.0 focusing this week on the doubts of early disciples, and our times of doubting sometimes in our world.

Do doubts mean I don’t believe?

The Misunderstanding

Phil Ware shares his third post on The Question, Peter's confession of Jesus and how he had to be broken before he could really understand what his confession meant.

Without understanding the cross, we turn Christianity into another human contest about self-importance.

I Doubt It: Jesus Is Risen from the Dead

Phil Ware continues his series called 'I Doubt It' and focuses this week on Jesus having risen from death to never die again.

Jesus is risen, and we believe because the first disciples had their doubts!

A Time to Weep

Philip Gulley talks about his dad's heart surgery and his directions for his funeral service in case he didn't survive and the lasting impact this has had on Phillip's life.

What time is it in your relationship with your older friends and family? What time is it in your own life? Are you ready for closing time?

Resurrection 2.2: Sometimes, I Doubt!

Phil Ware continues his series on Resurrection 2.0 focusing this week on the doubts of early disciples, and our times of doubting sometimes in our world.

Do doubts mean I don’t believe?

I Doubt It: Jesus Is Risen from the Dead

Phil Ware continues his series called 'I Doubt It' and focuses this week on Jesus having risen from death to never die again.

Jesus is risen, and we believe because the first disciples had their doubts!

Drawing Near

Because of the sacrifice of Jesus, those of us with faithful, sincere hearts, who have been washed in the blood of Jesus, may confidently enter the presence of God.

We can approach God without fear!

The Misunderstanding

Phil Ware shares his third post on The Question, Peter's confession of Jesus and how he had to be broken before he could really understand what his confession meant.

Without understanding the cross, we turn Christianity into another human contest about self-importance.

Unhinderedly!

Phil Ware continues his series on Saved at Sea focusing on Paul's promise in Philippians 1:6 and Paul's shipwreck and travel to Rome to fulfill his calling from God.

God will get us where we need to be when we need to be there!

A Prayer about Things We Cannot Change

Rubel Shelly shares an important reality about dealing with the hand we are dealt and living life recognizing that there are many things we cannot change but have to do the best we can with.

Sometimes life is not fair with us, so what are we going to do about it?

Blessed Assurance

Phillip Morrison reminds us that our assurance is based on what God does and has done in Jesus, not what we can accomplish for God!

Where is your certainty found?

Am I Going to Die?

I overheard a seven year old ask the question that many of us wonder about: Am I going to die?

You are going to die. How do you feel about it?

We Are really Going Home

Phillip Morrison continues his encouraging words with an especially relevant piece on Egypt and going home.

Egypt is back in the news, so what does that have to do with going home?

When Walls Break

We often rely on things that are fundamentally unreliable. Instead, we should place our trust in the One that will never change, fade, or fail.

How solid is solid?

Another Epidemic

Christians have the only certain security during times of epidemic illness.

I don't worry about an outbreak of disease ...

Lost Luggage

Jesus came so we could live an abundant life secure in the knowledge that we will live eternally in heaven.

We can know we have eternal life

The Center of God's Will

Tom Norvell reminds us that the safest place is in the center of God's will and that means loving God and loving people.

Is this really a safe place?

Hold Your Head Up!

Phil Ware continues to share with his own children the values his father taught him.

What's got you so down you won't even believe what God says about you?

What Do You Expect?

How do we know what God expects of us or what it takes to please him? By listening to what he tells us to do in Micah 6:8.

How in the world are we supposed to know what God expects of us?

Beware of Befriending your Fears

Fear can keep us from many things, but mostly fear keeps us from life!

What is your fear keeping you from doing?

Risky Business

Opening yourself up and becoming vulnerable is a risky, scary thing - but you've got to do it to grow! Find the Godpower you need to take the next right step.

Facing fear? Find Godpower to keep going.

Heaven Torn Open

Some of the prophets dreamed big dreams that only later people would get to see.

Can we hope for the prophet's vision coming true?

Where I Am Going

In the face of battling mental health challenges, could you take on the prospect of dying with faith, character, and hope?

Can you face the prospect of really bad news and tough times with faith?