At one time or another, we’ve all struggled with feelings of inadequacy and insecurity. Maybe you’re in that place right now. Perhaps you feel like you don’t measure up to the ideal standard of a woman. Of a wife. Of a mother. Of a Christian. Can I tell you a secret? You’re not alone. None…
I remember as a kid, standing along the side of the road near the finish line of yet another 10K race in which my dad and brother were competing. It was a nail-biter each time. Suddenly, as if out of a haze, I’d see them appear in the crowd of runners… Their easy pace quickly…
Every Christian battles sin. Even Paul, in Romans 7, revealed that sin was a battle for him when he said, “For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice.” In other words, “I’m doing what I shouldn’t do and not doing what I should.” Sound…
I’ll never forget the moment I heard my mom explain the biblical definition of perfection. At that moment, I experienced freedom in a way I had never experienced before. I had read the verse “Be ye therefore perfect even as your Father in Heaven is perfect.” And I tried to live up to that command….
Have you fallen into sin lately and are struggling with shame and guilt? Maybe it’s something you did in your past that you’ve never been able to get over. Perhaps you’ve been away from God for a while, and you feel unworthy to come back to the Lord. If you read Hebrews 11 – the…
The book of Ephesians is rich with verses that describe our relationship with Christ and how that plays out in our interpersonal relationships. Paul starts by describing how Christ’s sacrifice reconciled us to the Father and how that lays the foundation for our new identity in Him. He goes on to describe the power of grace…
