Stop Wrestling God For Gifts You Already Own

Send us Fan MailGiants don’t shrink when you stare at them, but faith reframes what you’re looking at. We open with Joshua and Caleb’s bold declaration—“we are well able”—and press into why two spies trusted God while a nation stalled at the edge of promise. From there we connect the dots to our own hesitation: decades of miracles behind us, opportunities in front of us, and a heart that wavers between memory and fear.We dig into the engine room of courage. Romans 10 shows how faith starts with heart-belief and open confession, not endless striving for a better feeling. You don’t earn righteousness by perfect performance; you receive it through Jesus. That shift—from trying to deserve God to trusting what He already gave—ends the burnout cycle and restores clarity. We explore why begging for “more faith” misses the point when God has already dealt the measure of faith, and how hearing and agreeing with the Word activates what’s been placed in you.Then we walk through 2 Peter 1 and its stunning claim: His divine power has given us everything for life and godliness, and His promises make us partakers of the divine nature. This is not permission to coast; it’s power to grow. We show how to add virtue, knowledge, self-control, endurance, godliness, brotherly affection, and love without slipping back into legalism. If shame over old sins keeps clouding the present, we call it out and replace it with the truth of full forgiveness. The result is a practical path from fear to fruitfulness, from surviving to stewarding the victory Christ already secured.If this conversation helped you trade striving for steady growth, share it with a friend who needs courage today. Subscribe for more faith-building messages, leave a review so others can find us, and tell us: what promise are you ready to claim this [email protected], [email protected]"The Flowers You Are Picking Today Come From the Seeds You Planted Yesterday. Don't Like Your Boquet Of Flowers? Then Change the Seeds You Are Planting Today." Chaplain Terry