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Our lives are completely controlled by our thoughts and habits, so how do we renew our minds?

If we fail to see the benefit of rest, we will not be the best versions of ourselves.

When things seem to be falling apart, do you rely on yourself or the God of the universe?

God warns us of the tendency to immediately enact our plan without one important thing . . .

If we don’t choose to live surrendered to Jesus, we’ll remain empty, broken, and fearful.

God doesn’t send his soldiers into battle without the proper equipment.

As holiday stresses pile up, choose to be still instead of be overwhelmed.

Religion is often self-centered, but God calls us to be others-centered.

Jesus’ impending death on the cross didn’t prevent him from giving thanks in the upper room.

If you have never really taken a step of faith, you may not be truly trusting in God.

Accomplishing God’s call on our lives requires an intimate, prayerful relationship with him.

When you find yourself stuck in a cycle of frustration, impatience, and negativity, there is hope.

God has created order from chaos since time began, and he continues to do so today.

If being anxious doesn’t accomplish a single thing, what’s the point of making it a habit?

Regardless of the election’s outcome, there are some things you can never change.

To experience who Jesus is and all he wants for us requires passionately knowing and serving him.

Regardless of the election’s outcome, you can have joy because one truth remains the same.

Selfishly purchasing things you can’t afford is not being a good steward of God’s blessings.

Whether a woman works inside or outside the home she carries a load she doesn’t often get credit for.

Truth seems impossible to find since the Christian worldview is despised by the world.

A healthy church should be obedient to what God has clearly commanded: making disciples

With deep roots and God’s grace you can believe truth and trust his faithfulness in 2020.

When you find the blessed life Jesus wants you to have, there’s no regret and no going back.

You’re capable of more than you know, so rely on hidden strengths and trust in yourself.

Keeping no record of wrongs and forgiving without limit seem impossible in today’s world.

Throughout their ministry the Gaitans have seen how God plants seeds in people’s hearts.

Jesus didn’t suggest that Christians should be “light”. He told them they were “light”.

Christ followers aren’t perfect, but they strive to die to self and live under the Holy Spirit’s power.

Fixating on out long-term goals could make us miss God’s plan to help us realize them.

If we seek to inflict damage with our words, it indicates viciousness within our souls.

We overcome Satan when we testify personally about what the blood of Christ has done for us.

You can be confidence that God is in control, knows best, and you can ask him anything.

Choose daily (sometimes minute by minute) to not give in to the lies the world tells us.

We don’t know the outcomes of 2020, but with God on his throne they’ll likely be good ones.

How do I accept people without compromising the truth of God’s Word?

God’s plan for us doesn’t include living in fear but living in confident hope.

When you or someone you know has a fearful heart or paralyzing anxiety, there’s hope in God’s Word.

Leaders, do everything necessary, pay any price, to build a church where God is pleased to dwell.

Depression is a reality no matter what the cause, but God offers relief and quiets your soul.

Jesus settled the argument of which lives matter when he said “whosoever . . .”

As the world’s darkness intensifies, the world’s Christians should be intensely praying.

Hope can’t be found in people, government or laws, but only in God’s transforming power.

Our universe’s beauty and symmetry couldn’t have coßme from random mutation and chance.

Prayer could be the secret weapon to life-changing transformation in the lives of those around you.

Sometimes God pushes us to the point that we can see, with open eyes, the true effects of sin.

Mankind can never bring peace into the world. Only a relationship with Christ can do that.

The Great Commission doesn’t say one word about a Christian’s church attendance.

Culture has so many false teachings that if you’re not being intentional, you’ll fall into its trap.

Distractions are really lies that dangerously lead you away from the life-changing reality of Jesus.

My objective that day was to get to the hospital in downtown Chicago before the surgery to have prayer with […]