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.
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.
Loving God with all your soul is important; Jesus says it is part of the first and greatest commandment.
The Bible defines humility as getting beyond ourselves and instead securing our neighbors’ interests first.
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
We all long for unconditional acceptance and closeness. It all starts with learning to develop intimacy with God.
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.
God’s forgiveness and love can soften even our most ungrateful hearts and motivate us to treat others around us with love and compassion.