Politicization has invaded our thinking to such a degree that when it comes to environmental concerns and challenges, responsibilities and commitments, we think about our political moorings before we look to what the Bible actually says about biblical stewardship of creation.
If the company is asking you to sin against another person, then you are running in direct conflict with the commands of God, especially when Christian morals vs job policies arise.
What we need is to be so gripped by Jesus and His grace that we truly forget about ourselves. Why would we want to think about ourselves, the lesser, when we can think about Him, the infinitely greater?
No matter what happens in this life, no matter what job we lose, no matter what relationship ends, no matter how many people turn their back on us, we are not forgotten. Jesus has taken up our case.
Jesus shed new light on what agape looks like by establishing himself as the standard for agape love. In the end, we will best build beloved community as we love just like Jesus loved us.
Its important to take time to help young people sort through their thoughts and feelings about tragic events. Whenever news of a school shooting spreads, our young people are impacted. Innocence ebbs away, and studentsmany who already struggle with anxietycan spiral into confusion, fear, and even depression when helping young people process grief.
We need to make disciples, but we arent. From the data, it seems that people just lack an awareness or are unfamiliar or uncertain about terms such as discipleship, disciple making and the Great Commission, highlighting a need for everyday people making disciples.
When we learn to love those we had previously written off, we grow and become a little more like Jesus.
Review Gods faithfulness in my own life. When I take this step, I generally write a list of the ways Gods always taken care of me. When I see His past-tense care in front of me, its a reminder to trust Him with my present-tense questions about trusting the Lord.
