
In today’s climate of turmoil and uncertainty, threatening and incapacitating feelings run rampant. Yet the God who created your emotions has also given you everything you need to navigate them. The Bible paints relatable and resonant portraits of women and men struggling with grief, anger, guilt, and despair—and provides divine wisdom for transforming your emotional trials into spiritual triumphs.
Scriptures: James 4:13-17, Proverbs 27:1
Every Christ-follower has a mission in life given by God. Real faith lives each and every day surrendered to the will of God, for His purpose and for His glory. In this message, Dr. Merritt challenges believers to live as if each day were their last. The book of James emphasizes this "in the moment" living--not looking to tomorrow, but living today to the fullest. Our problem as believers, however, is really not making plans for the future--it's making those plans without God.
"Our knowledge seems so impressive. We can split atoms, build skyscrapers, transplant kidneys, program computers, and even send a man to the moon, yet we don’t even know what is going to happen tomorrow. We still have this strange idea that we are in charge of our lives." --Dr. Merritt
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Pastors Edge provides Bible preachers and teachers with ready-to-use resources and materials based on the preaching of Dr. James Merritt, Senior Pastor at Cross Pointe Church in Duluth, GA and host of the international broadcast ministry Touching Lives.