Trusting God’s sovereignty means believing that He is faithful to His promises and perfect in His plans. Even when circumstances seem uncertain, you can rest in the assurance that He works all things for good. His power is limitless, His timing is flawless, and His faithfulness is unshakable.

Take a moment and surrender your worries to God. His faithfulness has sustained you in the past, therefore trust He will continue to guide and sustain you this day.

"The Lord has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all." — Psalm 103:19

—Daily Dose (#0126)

When I say that a man in Christ is a man, I mean that, if he is truly in Christ, he is therefore manly. There has got abroad a notion, somehow, that if you become a Christian, you must sink your manliness and turn milksop.

It is supposed that you allow your liberty to be curtailed by a set of negations which you have not the courage to break through, though you would if you dared. You must not do this, and you must not do the other: you are to take out your backbone and become molluscous; you are to be sweet as honey towards everybody, and every atom of spirit is to be evaporated from you. You are to ask permission of ministers and church authorities to breathe, and to become a sort of living martyr, who lives a wretched life in the hope of dying in the odor of sanctity. I do not believe in such Christianity at all. 

The Christian man, it seems to me, is the noblest style of man; the freest, bravest, most heroic, and most fearless of men. If he is what he should be, he is, in the best sense of the word, a man all over, from the crown of his head to the sole of his foot.

He is such a man because he has realized his own personal responsibility to God. He knows that to his own Master he stands or falls — that he shall have to give an account in the day of judgment for his thoughts, his words, his acts — and therefore he does not pin himself to any man's sleeve, be he priest, or minister, or whatever he may be called. He thinks for himself, takes the Bible and reads for himself, and comes to God in Christ Jesus personally, and on his own account. He is not content to do business with underlings, but goes to the Head of the great firm….

Young men, to you I would honestly say that I would be ashamed to speak of a religion that would make you soft, cowardly, effeminate, spiritless, so that you would be mere simpletons in business, having no souls of your own, the prey of every designing knave. Young men, I have tried the faith of Jesus Christ, and I have found it give me "pluck" — that is an old Saxon word, but it is exactly what I mean. It puts soul into a man, firmness, resolution, courage.

—Charles Spurgeon

I am nothing but a poor sinner trusting in Christ alone for salvation.

—Robert E. Lee

Habakkuk 2:14

For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.

God’s grace transforms lives. While none of us are perfect, His grace takes us from who we were and shapes us into who He calls us to be. Transformation isn’t instantaneous; it’s a journey of growth as you surrender to Him daily. Each step reveals His patience and love as He works in your life.

How has God’s grace changed you? Are you letting Him lead you into greater transformation, or are you holding on to old patterns? Trust His grace to continue the work He began, knowing that He is faithful to complete it.

"And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ." — Philippians 1:6

—Daily Dose (#0134)

Colossians 3:1-10

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming. In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.

Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.

Faith is not built on circumstances but on God’s unchanging promises. When trials come, you can either focus on the hardship or trust in the certainty of God’s faithfulness. No suffering is wasted when your hope is in Him—every trial strengthens your faith and draws you deeper into His presence.

Consider how you are responding to difficulties in your life. Are you trusting in God’s promises, or are you letting circumstances dictate your faith? Choose to cling to His Word, and know that His plans for you are filled with hope and purpose.

"For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us." — Romans 8:18

—Daily Dose (#0147)

Ever singing, march we onward,
victors in the midst of strife;
joyful music leads us sunward,
in the triumph song of life.

—Henry Van Dyke

To know that nothing happens in God’s world apart from God’s will may frighten the godless, but it stabilizes the saints.

—J.I. Packer

So do I.

Worship must not be designed to please the unbeliever or the believer. Worship should be designed to please God.

—R.C. Sproul

My religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed.

God has fixed the time for my death. I do not concern myself about that, but to be always ready, no matter when it may overtake me.

That is the way all men should live, and then all would be equally brave.

—Stonewall Jackson