Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. (Psalm 34:8 NIV) Life can be hard. It can feel bitter, harsh and abusive at times. But God is good and we can take refuge in Him even in the harshest of times....
Toward the Goal
Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ...
Gain
But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. 8 What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may...
Encouraged
My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. (Colossians...
Heart and Mind
May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14 NIV) Keeping the words we speak (our mind) and our heart on the same page can be truly difficult. But when our words reflect our...