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.
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.
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.
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.