The question is not whether we have a sense of divine purpose, but how we’re trying to satisfy it.
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.
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.
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.
Five ways Jesus can teach us to show compassion when we want to be critical.
Asking God for self-discipline won’t amount to much if your motive is not to love others.
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.
Even when we make mistakes and hurt God, he still sticks with us because he loves us. Nothing we do can drive him away.
With insecurity, God never responds with criticism. He responds with a purpose to live for something beyond themselves.
Building our convictions on the Bible will help us trust God to meet our present needs and to fulfill His plans for our lives and our families.
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?