The Daily Devotional
Sunday Christians often avoid meditation because they fear it makes them too vulnerable, bringing them face-to-face with their deepest thoughts. Monday Christians run toward meditation, for it’s in this discipline that they experience a higher enjoyment of God and see life as it really is.
The Daily Devotional
Spiritual disciplines slow us down so that we can walk at the speed of God. They require hard work on the front end but produce a higher level of enjoyment in God in the long run. While they might seem like an added burden, they’re actually a wonderful blessing.
The Daily Devotional
When we only seek God’s hand, we grow self-centered and materialistic and lose sight of the character-forming process God is working in our lives. We reveal that what we really want from God is not more of him but more of what he can do.
The Daily Devotional
Don’t buy into the myth that you can’t change. You can. And the beautiful news is that God’s work in you is ongoing.
The Daily Devotional
When we’re highly judgy of others, we betray the fact that we do not grasp the depth of God’s love for us.
The Daily Devotional
Love isn’t one thing. It’s an all-encompassing mindset that seeks to see life from the vantage point of others and desire their best interests.
The Daily Devotional
While many Christians equate obedience to God with love for him, the totality of Scripture reveals that what God really wants from us is our hearts.
The Daily Devotional
Sunday Christians are content to be "bad Christians," and this gives them a pass to stop growing. Monday Christians strive to be "good Christians"– not based on their goodness, but based on living in close proximity to Christ so that his goodness shines through them to others.
The Daily Devotional
How much do you love God? Not, how much are you doing for God? Not, how hard are you working to earn his approval? But how much do you love him?
The Daily Devotional
When you read Scripture as one rakes for leaves, you accumulate information to suit your own internal biases. Don’t do this. Instead, read to allow the God-breathed Holy Spirit-inspired text to transform your life.
The Daily Devotional
It’s one thing to follow Christ for a day, a week, or even a few years. It's another thing to walk with him for a lifetime.
The Daily Devotional
The most important thing you can do to prepare yourself for Christ’s return is to get to know him as much as possible.