How would a woman feel on her wedding day if her husband was saddened because his focus was on all the other women that he could not marry? The focus shouldn't be on what we are turning from, but Who we are turning to!
It helps to understand the difference between the gate and the way: the gate is how we enter into new life with Christ; the way is how we learn to walk in this new life. Don’t be discouraged by the process!
Throughout Scripture God only gives two choices for how to live our lives — as He said in Deuteronomy 30, we can choose life or we can choose death.
Do you ever overlook other people’s needs or perspective? Do you tend to focus on others’ faults and excuse your own shortcomings? In this convicting episode we'll expose the great need for us to walk in humility and sensitivity.
Everyone has needs — the need to be loved, the need to be protected and provided for, the need to be cared for, and even deeper spiritual needs. How can we make ourselves available to the Lord to meet the needs of others?
Jesus makes it very clear — whatever you want others to be doing for you, you should do for them. This is not something passive — it is something active.
There is no room for selfishness in the Christian life. As we examine what we commonly refer to as “The Golden Rule,” may our hearts be stirred to see our selfish focus and shallow pursuits for what they are, and turn to Jesus.
If these incredible promises are true, then they would beg the questions: Why are we not consistently asking? Why are we not faithfully seeking? Why are we not eagerly knocking?