Faith, Family, and the Beauty of Everyday Life
Let’s turn to one of the most familiar passages in the entire Bible to help us understand more fully. It’s the Lord’s Prayer: Look closely at these words: “But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” Jesus was not pulling any punches. If we don’t forgive those who... Continue Reading →
How could we imagine forgiving others seventy times seven times—a seemingly infinite number? Because we don’t want the Father to discipline us by turning us over to the torturers until we do. There are always real and painful consequences to our unforgiveness. If we think our unforgiveness can be pushed down, hidden, stored away without... Continue Reading →
Yesterday we talked about why it’s important for you to know the purpose of your life so that God can use you while you’re here on Earth. This life is preparation for eternity—but what does that mean in practical terms? How do you use your life here to prepare for eternity? First, you get to... Continue Reading →
If you want a healthy mind, you must feed your mind with truth. You know the importance of nutrition. Good food and good calories make you stronger and healthier and give you more energy. Bad calories and junk food harm your body. The same is true in your thought life. You must feed your mind not with... Continue Reading →
God is far more interested in changing your mind than in changing your circumstances. Most people long for God to take away all problems, pain, sorrow, suffering, sickness, and sadness. But God wants to work on you first, because transformation won’t happen in your life until you renew your mind—until your thoughts begin to change. Why is... Continue Reading →
When I was a kid, I used to buy or make little gifts for my parents. Every time I would give my parents a present, they were overjoyed. It wasn’t like they needed anything from me; they didn’t. They just enjoyed the fact that I thought of them. I was eight years old when I... Continue Reading →
God’s goal has always been to make you like himself. He wants you to become like his Son. In other words, he wants you to grow up spiritually. The Bible says, “From the very beginning God decided that those who came to him—and all along he knew who would—should become like his Son” (Romans 8:29 TLB). As... Continue Reading →
If you want to be wise, learn how to ask wise questions. Proverbs 20:5 says, “People’s thoughts can be like a deep well, but someone with understanding can find the wisdom there” (NCV). In other words, everybody has something to teach you. Just like it’s worth the effort to draw water from a deep well, it’s worth... Continue Reading →
If you want to be wise, invite wise people into your life. You don’t need a lot of friends. You don’t need to be popular. You just need a few good friends who build you up, not tear you down—who are wise, not fools. If you hang around with fools, that’s what you become. But... Continue Reading →
If you want to become wise, the first thing you have to do is feed yourself with God’s Word every day. Proverbs 2:6 says, “It is the Lord who gives wisdom; from him come knowledge and understanding” (TEV). You don’t get wisdom from television. You don’t get it from the Internet. You don’t get it from magazines. Wisdom comes... Continue Reading →
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