Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.
Having freedom means living with a purpose. It makes no sense to move aimlessly in life. Every good athlete has a purpose to every move he or she makes.
To stay salty is to live out the beatitudes. To be salty is to be like Christ. When we do that we help people around us develop a taste for Christ and be attracted to Him.
Jesus wants us to understand that our love and obedience to Him should have nothing to do with other people.
What drives my indecision? Fear, laziness, insecurities? The foundation for moving forward is in Jesus’ words. God loves you. And He is in control.
Why is it important to set our minds on things above? That’s how we will protect our heart. Focusing on the things above helps us control our thoughts.
We often follow unbiblical protocol of forgiveness by withholding forgiveness as a means to control relationships. We are slow or unwilling to forgive someone before they fulfill all our conditions.
Have you ever felt like your failure is final? Have you ever felt like your sin was past forgiveness? Is your situation beyond saving? All of this is absurd. There’s no sin too great and there’s no situation too hard with God.
Unless we see our need for forgiveness, we will never be able to love in the way we should
“What if God deign fellowship to make us holy more than to make us happy?”