Don’t Give Up – Sevenapples

As Comeback Kids

By sevenapples | March 19, 2022 |

Romans 8:28-29 God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and who are called according to his purpose for them. For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son. IMAGE DETAILS The Woodlands, Texas Forest View Apartments Pencil Fall 2008

To Believe You Are Loved

By sevenapples | August 30, 2019 |

Nothing can ever separate us from God’s love! Not trouble, not hard times, not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not bullying threats, not backstabbing, not even the worst sins listed in Scripture. None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us. I’m absolutely convinced that nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, not our fears…

To Keep Focused

By sevenapples | June 27, 2019 |

By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I’ve got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward— to Jesus. I’m off and running, and I’m not turning back. So let’s keep focused on that goal, those of us who want everything God has for us.…

To Look Past Your Pain

By sevenapples | December 5, 2018 |

We never give up. How could we! Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace. These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the lavish celebration…

To Be Irreplaceable

By sevenapples | April 15, 2017 |

So Jesus told them this story: “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it?” Luke 15:3-4 IMAGE DETAILS Graphic Art Stained Glass Window…

To Keep Your Eyes On Jesus

By sevenapples | March 24, 2017 |

Since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes…

Don’t Quit

By sevenapples | March 11, 2017 |

We know that God raised the Lord Jesus to life. And just as God raised Jesus, he will also raise us to life. Then he will bring us into his presence together with you. All of this has been done for you, so that more and more people will know how kind God is and will…

To Get Back Up

By sevenapples | March 11, 2017 |

The Scriptures say, “God commanded light to shine in the dark.” Now God is shining in our hearts to let you know that his glory is seen in Jesus Christ. We are like clay jars in which this treasure is stored. The real power comes from God and not from us. We often suffer, but…