What is impossible for people is possible with God. (Luke 18:27, NIV) Have you sometimes felt like you will never be victorious over a problem in your life? Have obstacles seemed overwhelming? How will you ever overcome what’s facing you? Is God really directing guiding and helping you? Can you relate to any of the …
Author Archives: Jonathan Kobayashi
22986 A Perseverance Mindset
Let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. (Galatians 6:9) Do you ever feel like just giving up? Like what you desire will never happen? It is hopeless? And sometimes other well-meaning people say things to you …
31055 Spirit-filled Lifestyle
The adventure of living with Jesus is a life controlled (guided and empowered) by the Holy Spirit. This is a Spirit-filled life. At the moment you believe in Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you are spiritually born again, and the Holy Spirit is given to you as God’s promise of all that is and …
31057 Living By Grace
“From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another.” (John 1:16) Have you ever been around someone who made you feel like you just didn’t measure up to their expectations? No matter what you did, it never seemed quite good enough? In reality, we don’t measure up to God’s standard either. We …
31056 Talking with God
“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.” (Philippians 4:6) Are you used to going it alone? Do you think it is up to you to solve your own problems? That’s not what God wants. He is there for you. But you need …
31059 You Live in a World at War
When you submit your life to Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, God delivers you from the domain of darkness and transfers you to the Kingdom of His Son. Before Jesus saved you from sin and death, you were an enemy of God and a slave in the domain of darkness. You were under …
22981 Character Matters
You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles? (Matthew 7:16) Character is the essence of who we are. Our character is comprised of the values and convictions that have been shaped by our relationships and life experiences. Character …
22982 Voices in Your Head
We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. (2 Corinthians 10:5, NIV) Do you trust your thoughts? Most people do. And almost everyone assumes the thoughts in their head are their own. But in reality, at …
22983 A Thankful Heart
Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. (1 Thessalonians 5:18) Are you a glass half-full or a glass half-empty type of person? We all have different personalities. Some of us have a naturally more positive outlook on life, while others quickly see the downside of …
22984 Unconditional Love
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. (1 Peter 4:8, NIV) Have you ever heard, “I will love you if …” expressed either in words or by someone’s actions? In either case, you got the message. Love for you was based on conditions. If you met the conditions, …