As we prepare for an election and what comes after it, we need to make sure we have a biblical understanding of our calling as Christians in our culture and our government. We are called to represent the Kingdom of Heaven and reach our culture with the gospel of Jesus by being, as Paul said, “ready to do whatever is good.” The same gospel that transformed us can transform the culture as well.

We need people in our lives who will press on in faith with us. We are the body of Christ, in this together. We have the opportunity to be a part of each other's journey of blessing.

One of the great truths for the church that should cause us to always press forward is that God has called us to be unifiers and not dividers.

Are we pressing forward in our faith like Paul encouraged in his letters, or has the time caused us to walk in apathy and complacency, or maybe even sin? Are we growing in our passion or have we become like ones who have lost their first love? Instead of longing for the way things were, maybe we should begin to long for the way God wants things to be now.

When you become a follower of Christ you accept a call. One that is important for more than just your own life.

In your life, and in connection with the life of the church, you should be showing a glimpse of the world to come and of King Jesus.

Even though we don't have all the answers, we don't know why everything is the way it is and what the outcome will be, we can rest in the fact that God is all knowing.

In the midst of chaos and confusion we can rest in the fact that God is caring.

Getting personal with someone could be something you're comfortable with or it could be something that makes you a little uncomfortable. There's one thing for certain, Jesus wants to get personal with you and wants you get personal with Him. Don't be comfortable with just having a good view of Jesus, looking and receiving from a distance. It's time to get personal with Him.

When the world around us is out of control, never forget, that God is always in control.