Hard Work, Humility, Love, Purpose, Relationships, Spirit-Filled

Image of God, Man, Repentance, Salvation, The Blood of Jesus, The Only Way

In this Advent season, we can find hope in the arrival and life of Jesus. We can draw hope from God’s faithfulness in fulfilling His long-awaited promise of the Messiah. We can focus on the hope of God’s continued work in and all around us. And in the midst of whatever life is throwing at us, we can experience the hope of God’s Spirit within us.

Identity, Love, Marriage, Relationships, Root of Rejection, Singleness

Intimacy with God, Passion for Jesus, Reverence for God, Worship

Our struggles don't always have answers in the moment—but even when we can't see it, they always have a purpose. When we’re going through trials, it’s tempting to look at our lives with a perspective of pain. But there’s a purpose in our pain. God never wastes a hurt, and how He’s preparing you for something far greater through the trials, struggles, and pain you’re experiencing now.

Summary: God’s great mercy became a transforming reality through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This mercy is a result of God’s love for us, and this love invites us to live differently in the present. We are to be living sacrifices that no longer conform to the patterns of the world. The world around us is deceptive, selfish, angry, and foolish. These cannot be the patterns we live by today.

Will we insist on standing only in the winds of social media? Or will we invite the Spirit to breathe new life into us? Let us choose which current of wind we will daily allow to shape our souls and affect our lives.