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.
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.
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.
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.
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?