
Be Courageous
Then God said to Noah, “Come out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and their wives.”—Genesis 8:15–16 (NIV)
No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.—Hebrews 12:11 (NIV)
If you have been praying for something for a long time, ask yourself, could I have already received the answer and somehow missed it? Sometimes we are so focused on what we want, that we don’t recognize the answer we receive.
Dear Lord, I know You hear and answer my prayers. I’ll keep praying, knowing that You are helping me as I go forward.

Then God said to Noah, “Come out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and their wives.”—Genesis 8:15–16 (NIV)

Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.”—John 4:10 (NIV)

With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.”—Isaiah 6:7 (NIV)