Alannah Francis
3 ways to keep your spiritual growth from stalling
Spiritual stagnation can happen to everyone and it isn't always a case of not doing enough or needing to do more. Here are some simple tips that can help you kickstart your spiritual growth if you feel like its ground to a halt.
3 reasons why it's important to know your unchanging worth in the eyes of God
Here are three reasons why it's important to understand your own worth.
What does it mean to live a good Christian life? Here are 9 Bible verses that help give the answer
The following scripture is handy to memorise or have to hand when you are acting as an ambassador for Christ. (So, that'll be all the time, then.) They're also useful when thinking about how to articulate what it means to live as a Christian to others.
5 simple yet important ways to confess your love for Christ each day
Thinking about how whether what comes out of our mouths reveals a character of faith and Christ-like qualities can help us identify other ways to confess our faith in him. Here are five ways that we can confess our confidence in Christ.
3 things we can learn about prayer from Jesus
If we feel as though our prayers are lacking power, we can struggle to have faith they're "working" and even end up wondering if God can actually hear us. Throughout his life, Jesus spoke about and demonstrated the form that our prayers should take, when we should pray and why. Here we look at the some of the what, whens and hows of prayer as inspired by Jesus' teaching.
What it really means to be generous, according to the Bible
The almost constant glare that we have on one another's activities can distort what it means to be generous for us as Christians. So what does it mean to be truly generous according to the Bible?
8 Bible verses to assure you that God really is watching over you
Knowing that God was watching over him gave Jacob great confidence and in the same way being aware that God's eye is on us should give us the confidence to extraordinary things in His name. Let these Bible verses reveal to you the watchful nature of your Father in heaven.
3 things you can do to stop misunderstandings ruining your relationship with God
Getting the wrong impression about someone can ruin your relationship with them. If you have misguided expectations about what they should be doing for you and vice versa, you're likely to find yourself in a state of discontentment.
What to do when your prayer feels pointless
In times like these, we should be drawn to prayer even more than before. However, sometimes the idea and the reality seem worlds apart and we can be discouraged in our prayers, even feeling like they are pointless.
3 things to remember when you're afraid to say yes to God's call
As glorious as it is to discover what your God-given purpose is, not everyone is fearless in the face of their calling. Here are three things worth remembering when you're afraid to say yes to God.
Where do your heart and treasure really lie? 3 areas you can check to see whether Christ really is getting your all
The kind of investment that we're required to make when we follow Christ is the kind that means putting our all in. Like other investments, there are certain risks involved â losing friends, enduring suffering from those who wish us harm, but with Jesus, there's no risk in the end product. Here are three things areas which we can study when working out where our heart and our treasure lies.
3 right ways to respond after you've messed up and need to be forgiven
Some of us still struggle with being on the receiving end of a second chance. Here are three things we can do when we're given a second chance.
Why being believers is more about being vulnerable than it is about being strong
There are many people who find the prospect of being vulnerable uncomfortable. Being exposed to criticism and embarrassment or even danger and hurt isn't something many of us would want. But in order to live out our faith, vulnerability is to some extent a given.
Why guarding our hearts shouldn't be confused with locking out love
The best protection on offer comes from God through Christ. So instead of thinking that we have to enclose our hearts in an armour which manifests as us creating distance between ourselves and others, we should think of embracing God and His words in our heart.
Praying for healing? Here are five Bible verses to inspire you
God's healing isn't a historical event, a miracle that only happened to people long ago. He still heals. If we open up our hearts to Him, we can experience it today.
2 reasons why we need to continually say 'yes' to God
The commitment that we make to God isn't a one-off or sporadic declaration, but an action that we have to periodically repeat, a way of life. It's not always easy to say "yes" to God even if we do accept that He exists and loves us because sometimes the tasks He calls us to carry out require us to venture outside of our comfort zone.