What Does Abiding Mean?
People often speak of "abiding in Christ" but what does that actually mean and what does it look like in day to day life?
People often speak of "abiding in Christ" but what does that actually mean and what does it look like in day to day life?
Whenever we go through a hard time, we automatically think “God is punishing me!” As we saw in previous posts, discipline is not punishment, but reminds us that we are loved. This is because discipline [...]
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How does one make your life count for eternity? Surely this life has to have a purpose beyond going to heaven one day? What would eternal value look like in my life?
"How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called the children of God!" says John, but do we know who our Daddy is? It is easy to acknowledge that we are His children, but we don't always think about WHO it is that is our Father.
Often we feel that we cannot change anything about the world we live in. Yet we all have relationships with other people and come across people in our day to day life. Could we be more intentional about how we approach the people in our lives? We look at Jesus' example to find answers.
Life makes it that we are always pushing, all based on the fear that we will miss out. What does God want for us in this world where getting ahead means you push.
Life has us hurrying off to do the next thing, always busy, rushing. We need to slow down, pay attention or give up the enjoyment of life.
When we live generously, we are in a position to see lives change around us. How does giving our time, energy, resources and talents bring about restoration in the lives of people?
During times of scarcity, we all cut back. When things are scarce, generosity is the last thing we think of. But can one develop a heart that is generous, even when things are scarce?