I created every one of my children to have a unique purpose, but not all of them find or fulfill it. Many simply do not seek me to understand how to best live their time on earth. They simply wonder through life trying to live a life free of pain and for the next pleasure

“For faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” -Hebrews 11:1 Have you ever hoped for something so long that your hope died? Have you ever “had faith” in something that failed you? I am sure we all have. When it happens, it makes life seem difficult. But the

Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets” (Luke 5:5). Have you ever argued with God? One of the first sermons Jesus ever gave was from a boat. It was Simon Peter’s boat. Jesus used a businessman’s business to preach

…”It is because God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering.”– Genesis 41:52 Joseph named his second son Ephraim. Ephraim was given to him after he had been delivered from his suffering of 13 years. Joseph said that he named him this because God had made him fruitful in the land of

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