Your marital situation is not your status. It is simply your current context for discipleship. The calling of those who are single is not primarily to seek a spouse. Just as it is for everyone, your calling is to seek God and serve Him.

Discipleship in the context of marriage means mutual submission and lifelong commitment. Husbands and wives yield to each other, and together, submit to God, until death separates them.

Despite the world's powerful messaging to the contrary, your body does not belong to you. You were bought with a price and now you have a new purpose. Flee from sexual immorality and honor God with your body.

No longer are animal sacrifices needed for our sins. Jesus took care of that once and for all. Now God desires we make “sacrifices of praise” by loving Him, professing His name and loving others. Is your life a living sacrifice to God?

Despite all that is going on around us, the kingdom of God remains immovable and unshakable. God will ultimately bring justice and judgment in the world, and those who persevere in Christ will be part of God's unshakable, eternal kingdom.

What is a "win" in the amazing race we are called to run? It's not finishing first or finishing with the most; it's keeping our eyes focused on Jesus and embracing hardship as a source of character-building and faith-refining discipline.

A life of real faith comes with real consequences, especially in a culture with no regard for Christ. But with Jesus, no matter what happens in our world or what happens to us, we can be overcomers!

"By faith" is a bold declaration that one's citizenship is in heaven, not earth. We can only live by faith when we accept the truth that we are temporary exiles longing for a better Home.

Running the race means facing temptation and persecution along the way. When you feel like you have every reason to quit and turn back, remember "shrinking back" leads to the very outcome you are trying to avoid: destruction.

God does not keep His distance from us. As Paul told the Athenians, God is "not far from any one of us" (Acts 17:27). Through Jesus, we can draw near to God, and when we do, our lives are forever changed.