Mar 16th 14 Posted by Natalie Nichols

God Still Clothes the Lilies, Lesson 3: Hope in God Alone

Are you pleading with God to bring a change in your circumstance? Have you been praying and believing God for a miracle deliverance but it hasn’t occurred? The third lesson and action step to implement in seasons of suffering and uncertainty is: Lesson #3: Hope in God Alone Our hope and expectation are to be in God alone—not in the government, or insurance, or a doctor, or a spouse, or a... read more

Mar 13th 14 Posted by Natalie Nichols

God Still Clothes the Lilies, Lesson 2: View Your Needs from Heaven’s Higher Perspective

Does it seem God isn’t providing for your needs? Has this caused you to become angry, disillusioned, despondent — perhaps even to the point you find it hard to pray? I can relate. I’ve felt that way even recently. So I’m revisiting a truth I learned years ago. The second lesson and action step to implement in seasons of suffering and uncertainty is: Lesson 2: View Your Needs from... read more

Mar 11th 14 Posted by Natalie Nichols

God Still Clothes the Lilies, Lesson 1: Rest in God’s Sovereign Rule

In yesterday’s post, I mentioned that I’m in a season of great uncertainty and compacted suffering. The latest shoes to drop, so to speak, involve the loss of my health insurance and the illness of a family member and consequent financial, physical, and logistical demands. Together with the trials of the last few years this has felt like an avalanche of overwhelming, suffocating, destructive... read more

Mar 9th 14 Posted by Natalie Nichols

God Still Clothes the Lilies: 10 Lessons for Seasons of Uncertainty (Part 1)

I just mailed my last insurance premium … my last for a while, anyway. Because of Obamacare my insurance cancelled—insurance I’ve had for fourteen years for a preexisting condition (having a preexisting condition was a prerequisite for eligibility with this insurance). Insurance on the exchange is far more expensive than my Risk Pool coverage has been—too expensive for me to... read more

Feb 1st 14 Posted by Natalie Nichols

You’re Already All I Need (Worship by Christy Nockels)

“Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.” Psalm 34:8 This is why we fast—to taste and see that Jesus is already all we need. We take refuge in Him and express confidence in nothing around us but Him. Fasting demonstrates our dependence on Him—our trust that He will provide all our needs. Fasting helps us turn to the only food that can truly... read more

Feb 1st 14 Posted by Natalie Nichols

From the Archives: Fasting Day 21

Fasting Day 21 Posts From the Archives: Why Does God Reward Fasting | Kings and Priests | Shout! | Shout: Audio Message | Returning in Power, Part 6 | Returning in Power: Audio Message | How to Successfully End Your Fast | A Closing Prayer     Fasting Day 21: Why Does God Reward Fasting Have you been fasting counting on God to reward? Why does God respond to fasting? Fasting is from Him,... read more

Feb 1st 14 Posted by Natalie Nichols

Five Ways to Use the Praise Series (The Names and Attributes of God Series)

The fasting content this year has been peppered with posts about acknowledging and praising God for who He is. I felt led to focus our attention on God—not on ourselves or our causes for fasting.  Why? God allows needs to enter our lives so that we will come to Him for the supply. He allows our needs in order to draw us closer to Himself—and reveal Himself to us in the process.  If we spend... read more

Feb 1st 14 Posted by Natalie Nichols

The I Am For Your Every Need (3): Action Point

At some point, the circumstances of life will render each of us drained, wounded, and in great need. But there is good news! Every need we have—and could ever have—has been met in Christ. I’d like to share an exercise with you that I found life-changing when life rendered me utterly broken and in great need. Gaze Turned Upward to God It was the first Sunday of the month—my Sunday... read more

Jan 31st 14 Posted by Natalie Nichols

The I Am for Your Every Need (2): Praise Party

“I AM” in Hebrew is closely related to God’s personal name, Jehovah or Yahweh or YHWH (Exo. 6:3), which occurs more than 6000 times in the Old Testament. It suggests the timelessness of God, the very foundation of all existence. Revelation 1:4 also may suggest this, “from Him who is, and who was, and who is to come.” Jesus probably alluded to this in John 8:58,... read more

Jan 31st 14 Posted by Natalie Nichols

The I Am for Your Every Need (1): In Christ Is…

Do you need something desperately? Are you becoming anxious as your situation moves from concern to crisis? Your need, whatever it is today, has been met in Christ Jesus. It has been met in Him just as the Israelites’ needs were when God was leading them through the wilderness. At The Red Sea When God led the Israelites to the Red Sea, they were shut in with the sea in front, the mountains on both... read more