FROM THE KEYBOARD

As believers in the hope of heaven, what we are living for is greater than what we are going through. You see, hope may not fix your problems, but it does fill the heart with God's promises. "Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer" (Romans 12:12).

The lack of peace in our lives may be because of the lack of prayer in our days. You see, it's in the place of prayer where we place our cares upon God and where God places His peace upon us. "Be anxious for nothing, but in...

When the going gets tough, the Christian knows Christ is enough. So instead of feeding into the chaos around us, let us show the world that we know Jesus. "I can do all things through Christ who infuses me with His strength" (Philippians 4:13).

When we mismanage crisis, we miss what God is trying to accomplish. As C.S. Lewis once said, "God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains. It is His megaphone to...

Hopelessness is not a set of circumstances. Hopelessness is failing to set your eyes on God through your circumstances. You see, with eyes on Jesus, hope rises in us. "Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit" (Romans 15:13).

Whatever is under God's control is never out of control. And although life may seem hectic, when you know God's got it, you begin living with an eternal perspective. "Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth" (Colossians 3:2).