Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. - Revelation 3:20
1. Stubbornness: refusing to change direction no matter what. 2. Giving up: changing direction because it got hard. 3. Perseverance: staying the course because you know who called you to it.
Stop carrying what Jesus already said He would carry
1: The way you respond matters. 2: You must all be quick to listen, 3: slow to speak, 4: and slow to get angry. - James 1:19 5: Wisdom listens first. Humility pauses before responding. A Spirit-led person refuses to let anger lead the conversation.
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. - Psalm 73:26
Now all glory to God, who is able to keep you from falling away and will bring you with great joy into his glorious presence without a single fault. - Jude 24
Pray like it matters. (It does.)
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. - 1 John 4:8
1: "God designed the human machine to run on Himself." - C.S. Lewis 2: We try to find life in things that were never meant to sustain us. Work. Validation. Relationships. Performance. 3: But none of it can fill what only God can. 4: God cannot be an add-on to your life. He must be The Source of it.
Take that step. Get plugged into a team.
"Anxiety is a signal alerting you that it's time to pray." - Craig Groeschel
1: Think holding that grudge is only hurting them? Here's who it's really hurting... 2: Your peace. You haven't had a full night of rest since it happened. 3: Your relationships. Bitterness toward one person leaks out on everyone else. 4: Your prayers. Scripture says unforgiveness creates a ceiling on your prayer life. 5: Your joy. You can't fully enjoy today when you're still living in that moment. 6: Your testimony. People are watching how you handle the hard things. 7: The cost of unforgiveness is too high. It's time to let it go.
One invitation changed your life. One invitation can change theirs.
What's the difference between happiness and joy in your own experience?
Continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. - Colossians 2:6-7
Eliminate division. Fight for unity.
Heaven is going to be nonstop worship. Start practicing.
The Bible is the only book where the Author shows up while you're reading it.
This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same temptations we do, yet he did not sin. - Hebrews 4:15
Perfect marriages aren’t actually perfect… 1. Even the best marriages have hard conversations. 2. They require apologies that require difficult forgiveness. 3. There are seasons where love is a decision more than a feeling. 4. Often one carries more of the burden while the other recovers from a hard season. 5. Strong marriages aren’t perfect. But they are fought for.
For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. - Romans 15:4
Joy comes in the morning
My Testimony: From death to life
Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God’s people. - Ephesians 5:3
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