But quietness and stillness are required in order for God to tell you who you are, why you’re here, and what you’re supposed to do.

BELONGINGNESS I am wanted, appreciated and loved by God, the most important person in my life. • ROMANS 8:31–32 What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him [Jesus] up for us all—how will He [God the Father] not also, along with him [Jesus], graciously give us

As you come before God in the weeks to come, intentionally look for examples in Scripture of surrender. As you look at people in Scripture, pay attention to some of the common barriers to surrender. Notice what God did as a result of people’s willingness to surrender. As you spend time in God’s Word, search for verses and truths about God’s charact

At the heart of “worldliness” is who you love and who you trust to meet the deepest needs of your life. When I look at it that way, I get less preoccupied with some of the external arguments about what’s acceptable or not acceptable and a lot more focused on my love relationship with Jesus. Where are you at? How are you doing? Has the world system

The next line in the text reveals God’s hopes and dreams for your life: “He gives grace and glory.” Unlike what you’ve been led to believe or may secretly fear in your heart, God wants far better for you than you could ever imagine. He wants you to experience a rich and deep relationship with the opposite sex. He wants you in a job and a career tha

You will need to take some radical steps to shut off the supply lines of the bombarding messages of the world’s values. You cannot continue to fill your mind with messages that promote the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. If you do, you will forever see God’s commands as restrictions and unreasonable demands seeking t

Are you that kind of person? Do you honor and give preference to others? It’s amazing how much grace there is to go around when people, from the heart, honestly long for the success of others more than their own. It’s counterintuitive and so unlike the world’s values, but it is refreshing and invigorating when you experience it in relationships. Be

After eleven chapters that describe God’s forgiveness, redemption, and indwelling by the Spirit, the text now reveals how our new relationship with Christ gives us a new identity, a new security, and a new and eternal significance. In short order, we learn there is a new way “to think,” a new family “to belong” to, and a new purpose “to fulfill.” I

Authentic followers experience God’s power and presence in supernatural, powerful ways because God has the freedom to do this only in those who are fully His.