I have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. In deepest love, Jesus sacrificed everything to give me life. I need Jesus desperately. How often do I forget these simple truths? How often do I let trivial things get in the way of my God-given purpose? What is
We know there is a battle going on around us that is real, although it cannot be seen by the eye. We have been reading about it for the past few weeks, asking God to help us put on His full armor so that we can withstand the schemes of
As believers, we are participators in divine peace because we know that Jesus has overcome the world. We live knowing that “It is finished,” for the Lamb of God has conquered death and made a way for us to come close to God. Because of Jesus’ sacrifice, we have confident
I am so thankful that God sent Jesus to earth to show us His face and His heart, and to save us from the penalty of sin. He is a God who cares so deeply for us that He would sacrifice the life of His Son to save us and
In the world today, truth is being denied and suppressed. To mainstream culture, there is no such thing as absolute truth. Those who claim such truth are deemed judgmental and unkind. Because of this, many believers are suffering for their faith all over the world. The current cultural climate is
It is easy to listen to the world’s words, for we are constantly surrounded by them. Even subconsciously, without knowing, we all find ourselves internalizing the culture’s views and labeling them as truth. I have found myself adopting the world’s definition of beauty and determining my behavior based on it.
I have noticed myself succumbing to patterns of apathy recently. Feeling like I have been walking through life to the hums of this world, letting anxiety affect my personhood and my purpose. I miss witnessing the truth wage war and win against the lies and gloom. I miss feeling the
There are moments in my life when I feel lonely, anxious, and sad. Some seasons, I feel these emotions more than others. I think the whole world has felt these emotions in a heightened way due to the crises our world has gone through, and is still going through. There
In the psychological world, I learned that one’s beliefs and cognitions influence behavior. I have found this theory and sentiment to be very true in my own life. For example, when I believe that I am a burden and that people do not care what I have to say,
As a kid, I remember going to a father-daughter camp with my dad. One of the activities was to climb up a double pamper pole together. If you have never been on one of these, it is a tall wooden pole with metal hooks all the way up to place