If you have a pulse, you’re going to have pain.
If we are to be just like Jesus, we must have regular time of talking to God and listening to his Word.
Give your problems to Christ before your problems get to you.
Sometimes I wonder if we don’t see Christ’s love as much in the people he tolerated as in the pain he endured.
God’s delight is received upon surrender, not awarded upon conquest.
Aren’t you glad that God doesn’t give you only that which you remember to thank him for?
And we need to share our story. Not with everyone but with someone. There is someone who is like you were. And he or she needs to know what God can do. Your honest portrayal of your past may be the courage for another’s future.
Do you understand what God has done? He has deposited a Christ seed in you. As it grows you will change. It’s not that sin has no more presence in your life, but rather that sin has no more power over your life.
God will use your mess for good. We see a perfect mess; God sees a perfect chance to train, test, and teach.
Real courage embraces the twin realities of current difficulty and ultimate triumph.
One phrase summarizes the horror of hell. “God isn’t there.”
Scot McKnight stirs the treasures of our Lord’s life in an engaging fashion. He did so with The Jesus Creed, and does so again with 40 Days Living the Jesus Creed. Make sure this new guide for living is on your shelf.
You’ll regret opening your mouth. You’ll rarely regret keeping it shut.
God does not relish our sufferings, but He delights in our development.
When you recognize God as Creator, you will admire Him. When you recognize His wisdom, you will learn from Him. When you discover His strength, you will rely on Him. But only when He saves you will you worship Him.
Fear corrodes our confidence in God’s goodness.
First, God does not send people to hell. He simply honors their choice. Hell is the ultimate expression of God’s high regard for the dignity of man. He has never forced us to choose Him, even when that means we would choose Hell.
You see, it’s one thing to accept Him as Lord, another to recognize Him as Savior – but it’s another matter entirely to accept Him as Father.
Which would you prefer? To be king of the mountain for a day? Or to be a child of God for eternity?
Deflating inflated egos is so important to God that He offers to help.