How do we get out of the constant cycle of comparison?
God changes us from the inside out, and we live the rest of our lives knowing we are here for a reason.
True compassion is not just having a feeling, but doing something about that feeling.
Five ways Jesus can teach us to show compassion when we want to be critical.
What we’ve experienced is that living by religious rules is a very tempting way to avoid facing the insecurities in our hearts.
We can find joy in serving God and others. No matter what’s going on in life, our home life improves when we look outward instead of inward.
The Bible teaches how to build confidence in God, not self.
Compassion is having concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others. It is not simply feeling bad for what someone else is going through, but taking action to help and love them.
It is easy to try to rely on something as tangible as money for security. What are times in your life when you have faced guilt or regret, and relied on wealth or money, rather than turning to God for forgiveness?
With secure confidence in the saving power of God, we tightly grip the “sword of the Spirit”, which is God’s Word, and then march forward in our fight to rescue others from the darkness.
Pray about your lack of trust in God. What areas of your life are you unwilling to trust God with, and how has this affected your desire to pray? How has it affected your desire to read your Bible?
Jesus's confidence was in God, so when people were fickle he remained faithful, which is why I think so many people found him attractive. We must read the scriptures with greater intensity to learn this confidence, so we continue to keep the dream of Jesus alive and build his kingdom, regardless of whether we are many or few, important or irrelevant, succeeding or failing, being criticized or praised.