If we don't have a biblical view of Jesus, we can become consumed with our personal preferences and traditions, and resistant to change.
The church of the Bible was dynamic, powerful, and life-changing. So why has church attendance today been declining?
When we get our happiness from God, we want to share that happiness with others.
God notices what we go through, even if no one else does, and he wants to do something about our pain.
We have a God who always keeps his promises, and we can find those promises in the Bible.
The way we live and conduct ourselves will greatly influence others' view of seeking out God and a spiritual community.
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.
It helps to remember an important quality of Jesus — that he is always with us.
God wants to give us the help we need, but we have to be willing to be vulnerable enough to ask him for it.
We'll be vulnerable with God when we believe he loves us, is interested in us, and has a plan for us.
In this week's Mini Quiet Time, we'll look at a story where Jesus had to choose to be vulnerable and what came as a result of his decision.
In today's Mini Quiet Time we'll look at Psalm 13, one of the psalms where David talked to God about some tough things but comes out closer to God as friends.
