The Bible teaches us that God’s answer to self-criticism lies in nurturing a learner’s heart.
The parables of Jesus show that he understands you, can help you understand yourself, and help you understand God.
We have dreams we want to see happen and visions we want to accomplish, but it takes a lot of energy to keep running toward them.
We can learn from this story that when we see how much God trusts and believes in us, we’ll trust him too.
What the Parable of the Persistent Friend teaches us about how to think about God and prayer.