All people long to be in genuine relationships. God created us with this need, as we were not meant to live in isolation. Our world is so driven by technology that many people today try to ease their loneliness through computer relationships. However, this can never satisfy or compare to the human fellowship that the Creator designed. But healthy friendships don't just happen. They require intentional effort.
Read more..What do you do when the pressures of life seem greater than you can bear? Journeys through a valley are inevitable and painful, but God doesn’t waste them. The trials of life can be times of discovery about Him.
Read more..If you could have anything in the world, what would it be? Your answer reveals a lot about who you are. The psalmist writes, "Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart" (Psalm 37:4). There is nothing wrong with desires--they motivate us to achieve great things. But not all of our yearnings come from God.
Read more..“God has not given us a spirit of timidity but of power and love and discipline” (2 Timothy 1:7). The path to spiritual revival is found in the very things we are sometimes reluctant to do—praying and reading the Word.
Read more..Sometimes people avoid Christ’s offer of salvation because they feel they’ve messed up so badly that their sins are unforgivable. Perhaps that’s how John Newton, a former slave trader, felt before he experienced God’s mercy and penned this line from his famous hymn: “Amazing grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me.”
Read more..King David said in Psalm 16:8, “I have set the Lord continually before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.”
Read more..Temptations can come at any time, but they are especially dangerous in periods of weakness because that’s when we’re more prone to yield.
Read more..What do people do with feelings of anxiety? Maybe they try to numb themselves with distractions or medication.
Read more..WHY IS IT SO EASY TO LIE? Telling a falsehood is something we all did as children
Read more..Even when situations seem overwhelming, believers can trust that our sovereign Lord knows all, is in control, and lovingly works everything for His children's good.
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