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.
This often-undetected sin can stop you from living out God’s purpose for your life.
Marriage requires a level of selflessness and love that must be learned, developed, renewed, and sustained
Selfishness can make parenting more difficult, while love makes life easier for ourselves and our children.
A healthy and strong marriage requires constant evolution and change.
Motivation to build relationships happens when we are moved by God’s love and have the courage to face our fears.
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.
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.
It is easy to try to rely on something as tangible as money for security. What are times in your life when you have faced guilt or regret, and relied on wealth or money, rather than turning to God for forgiveness?
Life is much better and more satisfying when we stop living a me-centric life, and start following God's will for us to become loving people.