Matthew 4:11 helps us to see that we need help - even Jesus had help - as we live our holiest hot mess lives.

Matthew 4:8-10 helps root us and ground us in the reality that God is the only one we worship and serve. Keeping that in the forefront of all we say, think, or do helps us to live our holiest hot mess lives withstanding temptation.

Matthew 4:5-7 when we're able to identify areas of temptation for us, then we can be prayerful to seek God's help in living our holiest hot mess lives either away from those areas or with a new perspective on how to operate within those areas.

Matthew 4:2-4 helps us to turn away from temptation by giving us a tip and strategy from Jesus. When we know what tempts us, we're more likely to avoid those things as we live our holiest hot mess lives.

Matthew 4:1 reveals to us that it's God's Holy Spirit who leads Jesus into the desert to be tempted by Satan. As we live our holiest hot mess lives, let's remember that if we're being led by God then no matter where we go or who we run into, God's got us covered!

Matthew 2:22-23 closes out our week with Joseph operating out of a spirit of obedience to God even before he gets the clarification he needs. As we live our holiest hot mess lives, let's continue to seek God's clarification.

Matthew 2:13-15; 19-21 reveals to us the pattern of Joseph's consistent obedience to God. As we live our holiest hot mess lives, let's strive to be consistent with God.

Matthew 2:1-12 helps us to see how sometimes God is requiring multi-step obedience in order for us to grow as we live our holiest hot mess lives.

Luke 2:8-20 is another very familiar Christmas passage, but today we're examining the joyful benefits found in obedience to God as we live our holiest hot mess lives.

Matthew 1:18-25 is a familiar passage most often studied around Christmas. We can learn so much from Joseph's compete obedience to God as we live our holiest hot mess lives that it's worth looking into any time of year.