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.
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.
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.
Asking God for self-discipline won’t amount to much if your motive is not to love others.
Motivation to build relationships happens when we are moved by God’s love and have the courage to face our fears.
God can give us faith and teach us how to love big!
With insecurity, God never responds with criticism. He responds with a purpose to live for something beyond themselves.