Jesus warned us that since he was persecuted, we would also be persecuted for identifying ourselves as a Christian. The word also tells us that if we are ashamed of him, he'll be ashamed of us. We have to choose who we would rather keep a good relationship with. Jesus or our non-christian friends or co-workers that would persecute us.

God is not only on our side in our Spiritual battles, he is also in total control of our enemy.

Looking back at our past, whether it's a mistake or sin or even success in our life, will not do anything but hinder our future. We must always be trying to move forward and stretch our faith.

Sanctification is the process of being set aside for God's use. Many of us think that we are doing good as a Christian but when we examine ourselves, how many times have we committed sins of omission. It is too easy for us to just stay quite when we are in the presence of evil instead of taking a stand.

We all know that Jesus died for our sins. But we sometimes get hung up on ourselves and forget that Jesus even died for those that will always reject him.

We all often face struggles and fight battles in our spiritual life. We need to know that when God is on our side we have an ally that is immeasurably stronger than our enemy.

The bible tells us about how God is with us when 2 or 3 are gathered together. But sometimes we don't have someone else to pray with. Sometimes we feel very lonely. God wouldn't have us to feel that way.

When we're in the presence of God, all of our faults and inadequacies become very evident.

People often say that to "Fear the Lord" means to respect him. I believe that the Bible teaches that there is a real reason to Fear God.

After we work hard for God, we deserve a reward, right? The problem is that we start looking for our reward here on this earth instead of looking for that eternal reward and laying up our treasures in heaven.