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When we talk about faith, we often define it. We explain it. We defend it. But we don’t always talk about what faith produces. Faith has side-effects. Not the negative kind you see listed at the end of a pharmaceutical commercial. I’m talking about holy, life-altering, character-shaping side-effects — the kind that quietly change everything about you. Let’s look at a few of them. 1. Faith…

In the middle of a long genealogy in 1 Chronicles, we meet a man who dares to stand out—not because of his wealth, military conquests, or political influence, but because of a single, audacious prayer: “Oh, that you would bless me and expand my territory! Please be with me in all that I do, and keep me from all trouble and pain!” And God granted him his request.— 1 Chronicles 4:10 Jabez’s…