God changes us from the inside out, and we live the rest of our lives knowing we are here for a reason.
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.
One of the defining crises of midlife is refusing to admit the truth to ourselves that we’re getting older.”
When we are insecure, it can be easy to feel like we are a “nobody going nowhere.”
With insecurity, God never responds with criticism. He responds with a purpose to live for something beyond themselves.
There are many things that aim to undermine our faith: our guilt, different diagnoses, depression, anxiety, fear, and various circumstances. God wants to build our faith and confidence to be so strong it can handle anything thrown our way.