Guilt, pain, and failure are three of the most difficult experiences in our spiritual lives
What matters is we have a God who can always lift us out of the pit
God will give us a new heart, a new way of thinking, and new strength to move forward
Nothing beats the adrenaline rush of being motivated to make a change, but how do you make that change last?
Returning to God is the only way we can stop living for people, stop being afraid of being different, and rediscover what it means to think differently.
Through prayer, we can give God our stressed, afraid, and burdened hearts and find relief.
The parables of Jesus show that he understands you, can help you understand yourself, and help you understand God.
We need to acknowledge what is wearing us out, especially the ways in which we become focused on rules and behaviors.
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 open our hearts up to him by listening, talking, turning, and committing to being close to him.
Vulnerability is usually not the first thing we associate with being strong, but the Bible tells us true strength actually comes from embracing our weaknesses.
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.
