You were born by his purpose and for his purpose.
In Eden, worship was not an event to attend, but a perpetual attitude.
The love of Jesus Christ covers your sins, and it also gives you the power to let other people off the hook. You’ve been forgiven, and you can forgive others.
To begin loving people today, we must close the door on the past. And that cannot happen without forgiveness! Forgive those who have hurt you – for your sake, not because they deserve it.
We don’t praise God to feel good, but to do good.
People are always more encouraged when we share how God’s grace helped us in weakness than when we brag about our strengths.
If you are facing trouble right now, don’t ask, “Why me?” Instead ask, “What do you want me to learn?” Then trust God and keep on doing what’s right.
Those who have hurt you in the past cannot continue to hurt you now unless you hold on to the pain through resentment.
Whenever you feel unimportant, unloved, or insecure, remember to whom you belong.
We receive God’s grace by humbly admitting that we need it.
God uses the opposite situation of each fruit to allow us a choice. You can’t claim to be good if you have never been tempted to be bad.
As long as you pretend to be self-sufficient, you short-circuit God’s power in your life. You need to admit your inadequacy and say, “God, I can’t handle this!”
Jesus specialized in menial tasks that everyone else tried to avoid: washing feet, helping children, fixing breakfast, and serving lepers. Nothing was beneath him, because he came to serve.
Your spiritual family is even more important than our physical family because it will last forever.
Even through such simple acts as telling the truth, being kind, and encouraging others, we bring a smile to God’s face.
The books that have helped me most are the ones I reacted to, not just read.
One day it’s all going to be clear. It’s all going to make sense. You’re going to be able to say, “So that’s why God allowed that in my life!” Until then, God wants you to trust him.
What is your assurance of salvation? The promise of God’s Word. If God says it, that settles it, because God cannot lie. You can trust the promise of God’s Word.
You were created to add to life on earth, not just take from it. God wants you to give something back.
Many people, especially men, feel it is an admission of weakness to ask for help or to express a need. But there is absolutely no shame in needing others.