The Psalms are a collection of prayers from people who felt strong emotions and let God turn their darkness into light.
The Bible is full of people who have learned from God how to be friends that understand, connect with, admire, challenge, and love each other.
The more we actively decide to be close to God, the easier it becomes to choose to love in relationships with people as well.
Learn to walk with God, experience his presence in your life, and avoid drifting away from him.
When we love God with all of our hearts, we will have the capacity to love people wholeheartedly and live out the exciting destiny God has for each of us.
Jesus loved the rich young ruler enough to offer him a way out of rule-following by asking him to make a decision to be close to him.
Because God has unlimited mercy, we can feel confident that anything we bring up to him will be met with compassion, understanding, and forgiveness.
This parable will help us understand what it feels like to be lost and how God responds to that feeling by always trying to bring us home.
But how do we become a light that shines brightly before others? The first step is making sure we choose not to live in darkness ourselves.
God wants honesty and closeness; he doesn’t just want to hear the right answers.
Let’s look at how Moses, David, and Hannah's experience spending time with God changed their hearts and lives.