Every day, we make hundreds of decisions. Those decisions make up how we live our lives. Since we have the freedom to decide how we live, this verse reminds us to use that freedom to choose wisdom. The Bible outlines the way God wants us to live and wise practices and behaviors. How has loving …
Different seasons come and go, and God has made them all. God guides our steps, and even when you walk in obedience with him, you will still experience difficult seasons and find yourself in places you wish you weren't. Following God guarantees his love, but life is not perfect for anyone. There is no way …
If you tell God you will do something, it is important that you do it. If you make a vow to God to do something and don't do it, your behavior is foolish. Don't vow to God that you will do something that you don't intend on doing, and don't delay doing what you promise …
The most important part of a story is the characters, and crafting good characters is an important skill to develop as a writer. Characters are more important than plot. If you immediately disagree, I can tell you this right here is your problem. A character is supposed to drive the story, not the plot. The …
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God hears you when you pray to him. In times of hardship, God hears you crying out to him and responds. Everyone goes through hardships in life, but these times are when we get to see how God saves us and comes through for us. Your love for God can grow deeper when you remember …
Hoping in the Lord is powerful. Hoping brings the renewal of strength. Hoping brings endurance. Hoping brings what you need to keep going. Hope is a choice. Putting your hope in God is a act of faith that you take. God doesn't do it for you. The decision is in your hands. Sometimes hope feels …
Doing good to other people does not have to be a big, complicated, planned in advance thing. Opportunities arise to do good every day. God wants us to take those opportunities and show his love to others, no matter how small the moment seems. God uses the small things, so no good deed is too …
God promises a harvest if we keep going, keep trying, keep showing up, keep obeying him, keep doing good. Even if the wait is long and the situation doesn't look good, God is faithful and always fulfills his promises. He already has the timing worked out. Our job is to persevere, God's job is making …
The Holy Spirit at work in you produces fruit. The fruits of the Spirit are the natural results of God at work in you. This kind of character is good. There is no way for anyone to call it bad. All of these add up to good character that everyone can see and admire, not …
God is limitless. He is all powerful and can do all things, and he wants us to trust and hope in him. When things don't happen how or when we want them to, our situation can sometimes make us view God through a limited lens. If we choose faith, we trust that God can do …
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