8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. (James 4:8a ESV) This scripture came up multiple times today, which means to me that I need to hear it, and maybe you do to. We can go through times where we feel distant from God. In these times we...

1 I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me;    I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me.I said, “Here I am, here I am,”    to a nation that was not called by[a] my name. (Isaiah 65:1 ESV) When we find God, or He...

1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set...

1 Blessed is the man[a]    who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,nor stands in the way of sinners,    nor sits in the seat of scoffers;2 but his delight is in the law[b] of the Lord,    and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree    planted by streams of waterthat yields its fruit in its season,    and its leaf does not wither.In all...