The question is not whether we have a sense of divine purpose, but how we’re trying to satisfy it.
A lot of the problems we get into in life come because we are searching for love—often in all the wrong places.
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.
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.
But how do we become a light that shines brightly before others? The first step is making sure we choose not to live in darkness ourselves.
As parents, we can help our teenagers to love others—no matter how entitled they may be—by inspiring them to follow Jesus's example.
A mini study to help us learn how to embrace our purpose through music
We all long for unconditional acceptance and closeness. It all starts with learning to develop intimacy with God.
By digging down deep, we start the process toward having a faith in God that is not easily shaken. However, depth takes work. It is not a personality trait or a natural talent, but rather a skill that must be worked at and developed over time.
God uses what we are going through to give us the opportunity to build relationships and it is up to us to accept that lesson. We need to believe that God puts us right where we need to be.
God’s forgiveness and love can soften even our most ungrateful hearts and motivate us to treat others around us with love and compassion.