Category: Equipping the Believer

Are You Looking for the Joy of the Lord?

Published by Leslie Newman Equipping the Believer 11 comments
Do you want to find joy again? There's a joy of the Lord that is possible even in spite of our trials, and it just may not look exactly like what we think!

The joy of the Lord is my strength. Have you ever wondered about this verse? I’ve often thought about it and felt a little bit like I wasn’t doing something right. I’m sorry to say, but when life is hard, I don’t feel happy.

Have you ever been there? Have you ever asked yourself the question, “I wonder what I’m doing wrong?” Me, too.

It’s taken a long time, but in all my wrestling around with trying to find the joy of the Lord, I’ve realized there are quite a few things that hold me back. They are concepts about joy and happiness that I’ve struggled to make sense of.  Understanding them (or not) makes a big difference. Take a look at my list of these concepts and see what you think. 

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How to Trust God in Your Waiting

Published by Leslie Newman Equipping the Believer 5 comments
Something has happened in your life. It came without warning. You find yourself in a long wait. Join us and discover three things to help you trust God and wait well.

Waiting. It’s something everyone has to go through at one time or another. Some waits are full of joy, such as waiting for the wedding date or waiting for the baby to be born. Other delays are long and hard and full of worry or anxiety. We never really know ahead of time which kind of wait we’ll be facing, right?

Today, I am over at my friend, Maree Dee’s, at www.embracingtheunexpected.com. Maree writes about embracing life in the unexpected. Waiting is often like that, right? Unexpected. Something has happened in your life. It came without warning, and now you find yourself in a long wait while you look for answers.

If you find yourself in a place like this today, click the purple button below to read more. You’ll discover three things you can do while you are waiting. You’ll find Bible verses as well – God’s words to you at a time like this. Find these verses on a FREE PRINTABLE while you are there!

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How to Build a Battle Ready Faith

Published by Leslie Newman Equipping the Believer 3 comments
Do you want to conquer uncertainty, beat insecurity and overcome discouragement? Find out how to become battle ready here!

Today I’m so happy to share a guest post by author Kelly Balarie. She has written a book called Battle Ready. Friends, this is a book you need to read. It’s a hands-on type of book with a Scriptural plan that teaches you confidence-building mind-sets designed to transform your thoughts. We need this kind of transformed thinking because we have an enemy who is working diligently to defeat us. He wants us to believe lies. He wants us to have the wrong ideas about God. He wants to distract us and disarm us. He wants to keep us living in our fears and insecurities.

Let’s change that right now. Let’s work on being prepared for the battles we will face. This book will help point you in the right direction if you want to overcome doubt and insecurity. You’ll find thought provoking questions, real life examples, Scriptures and more that will help you live victoriously. Click below to read Kelly’s post!

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7 Verses to Pray When You Lack Confidence

Published by Leslie Newman Equipping the Believer 8 comments
If you struggle with a lack of confidence, you are not alone. For those times when feelings of inadequacy get the best of you, repeat these 7 Scriptures to fight back and fill your mind with truth from God's word. #confidence #feelinginadequate #Bibleverses #equipped #Godstruth #journeytoimperfect #trust

Have you ever felt inadequate or suffer from a lack of confidence? Me too, more times that I’d like to admit. There are so many reasons behind it, and they are different for each one of us. And I believe I’m not alone. We all suffer from a lack of confidence at one time or another.

One particular situation where a lack of confidence may especially be an issue is when you feel God calling you to do something. These are going to be the times when Satan will attack the hardest, filling your mind with lies to try to convince you that you are not the right person for the job.

Friends, we’ve got to fight hard to overcome those kinds of attacks. They’ll bring us down if we don’t call on the Holy Spirit in us to do the fighting for us.

Do you need some encouragement in this area? Click through to find 7 verses that will remind you that you are not in this fight alone. Find truths from God’s word that will help you conquer your doubts and give you God given confidence.

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Who, Me? Truth for When You Feel Inadequate

Published by Leslie Newman Equipping the Believer 12 comments
Have you ever felt the Lord call you to a task but feel inadequate for the calling? Find one truth here that will help you move forward.

Have you ever felt called by God to do something, but it seems an impossible thing for you to do?

•Perhaps you feel inadequate or that you lack the necessary knowledge.
•Maybe you are asking yourself this question, “Who, Me?” (The calling is way out of your comfort zone.)
•You may feel that you lack abilities or talents to do what you know Lord is calling you to do.
•Perhaps you have a physical limitation or an illness that makes it difficult to follow through.
•You know of others that would do a much better job and be more suited to the work.
•You fear you don’t know the Bible well enough.
•You think you will make mistakes.
•In a nutshell, you are afraid.

These concerns and fears are so common that I imagine each one of us reading here today can relate to at least a few if not all of them. If you are experiencing this kind of fear in your life or you are trying to discern what the Lord wants you to do, there’s something special for you in the following verse.

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