We are works in progress, and we are all at different stages. We need to be sensitive to other people's needs, and as we interact with our world, our love needs to "abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight (v. 9).
It is hard for us to imagine all that God can do in us and through us. Sometimes His favor arrives in our wilderness, but only God can bring the "rest" that we need.
In the Christian life, God must be our priority. All else must be surrendered to God and His will. We must give careful thought to our ways, thoughts and actions. In responding to God's call any delayed response or delayed obedience is disob
Sometimes the greatest inhibitor to our spiritual growth is a period of spiritual success. We must not fixate on our past failures or successes. We must fixate on Jesus--looking to the prize that lies before us. We must press on and lay clai
The story of the Bible is the story of people following in and out of their relationship with God. Our stories likewise share a similar characteristic. Everything (including each of us) is created for a divine purpose. Everything that God cr
The essential decision that each one of us must make is to follow Jesus. This is the single most important choice of our lives. Yet many in the church fail to fully embrace the decision they allegedly make. Now is the time for us to consider
Jesus tells us to "Come" to Him. The disciples all left their comfort zones, their ordinary lives, and were transformed by Jesus. Peter asked to come out on the water and walk to Jesus. As long as he focused his attention on Christ--he succe
God's ultimate desire for us involves our experience of Him, rather than merely watching what is happening. God has not called us to be spectators in this game of life, but to be active participants who are pursuing Him with everything that we
How often do you pray? Is prayer automatic in your life, or do you tend to pray when you are specific need of something? The scripture teaches that prayer should be as automatic as breathing. Prayer is breath for the soul. As followers of C
All of us have problems with having the right priorities. In the Christian journey we often will say that "God is number one." But is He? God is not a priority among others. He is THE priority! When we make Him THE priority everything els