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.
The Bible defines humility as getting beyond ourselves and instead securing our neighbors’ interests first.
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 defining characteristic of a Christian in the first-century church was having a heart for God, which inspired them to have a teachable spirit
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.
Even when we make mistakes and hurt God, he still sticks with us because he loves us. Nothing we do can drive him away.
Being vulnerable with God means being comfortable with our weaknesses because we know God’s power is greater than any of our weaknesses or flaws and that all our strength and courage comes from God. There’s freedom knowing that God loves us no matter what and can make us strong despite our weaknesses or insecurities.
Humble people have room to love. When we’re humble we are able to love God and others more because we think their lives are equally valuable to our own.
With insecurity, God never responds with criticism. He responds with a purpose to live for something beyond themselves.