Daily Bible Verse

This week, we’re going to be talking a little about stress. We all face stressful times and situations in our lives. You might have lots of pressure to make a sports team, or practice an instrument. Perhaps your history project has you up at night worried because you’re just not sure you can finish it in time.

Stress comes to us all at times in our lives. And while the feelings of stress are very real and justified, stress is really just fear.

Stress comes because you’re afraid that you don’t have enough time, or resources to do what’s in front of you to do. But here’s the thing, we aren’t to live our lives as Christians in fear. So we have to learn how to deal with stress in healthy ways.

Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand. – Isaiah 41:10 (NLT)

Today’s verse tells us to not be afraid. God wouldn’t tell us to do something that we can’t do. So our goal in life is going to be not to allow stress to shut us down or stop us from doing our best for God.

Today, choose to identify stress as what it is, fear. Then determine that fear will not run your life. Fear isn’t healthy and will stop you from doing the things God has called you to do. So begin to speak to your fears. Tell them that they can’t run your life. Look to God and ask Him for His help in walking free from fear.

Today’s Truth: Stress is fear. Get God’s help to walk free from fear.

Do you have what you need? Maybe you need help in math class. Perhaps it seems that no matter how hard you try, math just doesn’t make sense. Did you know that God wants to meet your needs no matter what that need is?

And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. – 2 Corinthians 9:8 (NIV)

God wants to bless you abundantly. That means if you’re struggling in math, God wants to help. It doesn’t mean that a miracle will happen and suddenly all your math homework is done for you. What it does mean is that if you’ll put in some effort, God will help you.

That might look like an idea to go to a friend that is good in math and ask them to help explain it to you. It might mean an idea to watch some YouTube videos to help you understand math better. Regardless of what God shows you, He has an answer to your need. Don’t think He’s too busy or can’t help/ Go to God and get His supply for every need you face.

Today’s Truth: God has an answer for what you need.

The heavens declare the glory of God;
    the skies proclaim the work of his hands. – Psalm 19:1 (NIV)

Have you ever had moments when you don’t feel God? Do you ever doubt, wonder or question if He’s real? If so, you’re completely normal. We all have times when we don’t feel God. There are times when we wonder if God really is real.

But here’s the truth, regardless of what we see or feel, God is real. We know this because the Bible tells us that He is. So even when we don’t feel anything, it doesn’t matter. Why? Because our trust in God isn’t based on feelings. If it was, it would be a shaky foundation.

Faith in God isn’t based on how you feel. So even if you have days when you don’t feel it, that doesn’t mean that He isn’t real.

Think of it this way. There are days when you’re busy and don’t see many of your friends. Maybe you had an early morning practice, or classes, and then had to run home fast after school. As a result, you didn’t get to see, feel, or talk to your friends. That doesn’t mean that your friends aren’t your friends anymore because you didn’t have any contact with them today.

And the same is true with God. God is real, regardless of whether you feel him, see Him, or anything else. You simply have to believe that He is and walk in that faith each day.

Today’s Truth: God is real, regardless of your feelings.

As children of God, we need to know what God has promised us. If we don’t, we will often live lives that are less than God’s best for us.

I once had a teacher that allowed us to make a study guide for a test. We could have one notecard filled with any notes we wanted and could use that on the test. She told us this in class the day before the test. That night I ran home and wrote as small as I could on that card and put as many things as I could think of on it so that I’d be ready for the test.

Now let’s imagine that you were part of the class, but you didn’t go to class the day before the test. As a result, you didn’t know about the notecard that you could use to help you get a better grade on the test. So the day of the test you show up, and find out that you could have just like the rest of the class had a notecard filled with notes to help you, but because you didn’t know about it, you missed out on a good thing your teacher had for you.

The same is true when it comes to the things of God. God has provided good things for you, but if you don’t know about them, they don’t really do you any good.

Now you are no longer a slave but God’s own child. And since you are his child, God has made you his heir. – Galatians 4:7 (NLT)

You are an heir of God. He promises you so many things in His word that are for your good. So today, take some time to learn what those promises are. Know that God is wanting more than anything for you to walk in His goodness and for you to know who you are in Him!

Today’s Truth: God has good things for you.