And you know, when you've experienced grace and you feel like you've been forgiven, you're a lot more forgiving of other people. You're a lot more gracious to others.
Because God is love the most important lesson He wants you to learn on earth is how to love.
The purpose of influence is to "speak up for those who have no influence." (Pr.31:8) It's not about you.
You were born by his purpose and for his purpose.
Without God, life has no purpose, and without purpose, life has no meaning. Without meaning, life has no significance or hope.
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 CORINTHIANS 4:18
Knowing your purpose prepares you for eternity.
You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense.
By God and for God—and until you understand
You must begin with God.
To make the most of your life, you must keep the vision of eternity continually in your mind and the value of it in your heart.
It’s not what you do, but how much love you put into it that matters.
In contrast, the Bible says, A man’s wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense.15 Patience comes from wisdom, and wisdom comes from hearing the perspective of others. Listen...
God does not play dice. ALBERT EINSTEIN
Every time you try to block a thought out of your mind, you drive it deeper into your memory. By resisting it, you actually reinforce it.
You must make a counter-culture decision to focus on becoming more like Jesus. Otherwise, other forces like peers, parents, coworkers, and culture will try to mold you into their image.
Put Jesus Christ in the driver’s seat of your life and take your hands off the steering wheel.
Most important, you must learn to love lost people the way God does.
Love should be your top priority, primary objective, and greatest ambition. Love is not a good part of your life; it’s the most important part. The Bible says, Let love be your greatest aim.
If you’re losing the battle against a persistent bad habit, an addiction, or a temptation, and you’re stuck in a repeating cycle of good intention-failure-guilt, you will not get better on your own! Y...