Success is knowing God, accepting His goal for our lives, and—by His grace—becoming the person He created us to be.
Read MoreWhat was it about David that made him a man after God’s own heart? I invite you to consider David’s example today. How might the Lord be inviting you to grow in a lifestyle of repentance?
Read MoreBefore you pack your bags and hit the road, take a look at seven perspectives all about travel; it truly is a gift from God to experience new cultures and soak in God’s creation. Let’s dive in!
Read MoreTrue prophets draw people back to God and His Word.
Read MoreDo you ever feel unimportant, unqualified or not good for anything? We can often be paralyzed in our witness and productivity by thoughts and feelings of inferiority and worthlessness. But the conviction of the Holy Spirit leads to restoration with Christ!
Read MoreDid you know that you can express your anger (or any other emotion) to God?
Read MoreYears of exposure and experience in life have etched grooves in our memory banks—often resulting in emotional baggage. You must learn how to resolve previous conflicts or the emotional baggage will accumulate and the past will control your life.
Read MoreMost of us won't often be tempted to commit obvious sins. Satan's tack is to entice us to push something good beyond the boundary of the will of God until it becomes sin. The following list reveals how we can wrongly take good things beyond the boundary of God's will.
Read MoreWe deceive ourselves when we think we will not reap what we sow. Your life may be measured by what you reap, but it is determined by what you sow.
Read MoreThe key to winning the battle for your mind is to recognize tempting thoughts for what they are and practice “threshold thinking.” Take that first thought captive to the obedience of Christ. It is not a sin to be tempted, but entertaining those thoughts will lead to sin.
Read MoreWhen you came into spiritual union with God through your new birth, you didn't add a new, divine nature to your old, sinful nature. You exchanged natures.
Read MoreThis Easter, let us say with John, “Look, the lamb of God who takes away the sin of world!”
Read MorePreparation is a crucial component of success in any endeavor. As we move toward Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday, how are you preparing? What things are you doing to connect with Jesus in a more profound and meaningful way this Easter?
Read MoreUnder the Old Covenant, the children of Israel had to abide by the Law in their own strength. But they could not do it, and neither can we. Now we have the Spirit! Let’s look to Scripture to see what this looks like practically.
Read MoreYears of exposure and experience in life have etched grooves in our memory banks—often resulting in emotional baggage. You must learn how to resolve previous conflicts or the emotional baggage will accumulate and the past will control your life.
Read MoreIt’s easy to get too busy or too self-focused to remember God’s greatness. Do you struggle this way too? God reminded me this week in Psalm 139 of how incredibly awesome He is. Maybe this will help you as it as helped me!
Read MoreThe youth of today encounter many challenges while having many blessings that previous generations did not. Here are some observations and truths from Psalm 71 to encourage and inspire teenagers to push on toward the goal of Christ.
Read MoreWe are often more proud than we realize—more arrogant than we care to admit. We can default to being jerky and judgmental with a dangerous frequency. Here are four thoughts on why and how we should humble ourselves.
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