The Bible is perfectly clear: There's only one way to the Father, and it's through the Son. In a world where live-and-let-live mentalities prevail, countless religions profess to hold the secrets to happiness, and we're all encouraged to seek our own "truth", it can be difficult for us to focus on what's actually true. But Jesus Christ alone died, was buried and raised from the dead for our sins, and the only road to eternal life is through accepting Him as Lord and Savior.

Sometimes we bring suffering on ourselves. Other times, God allows it to come -- not to hurt us, but to grow and strengthen us. In times of struggle it's important to lean into His goodness and trust in His love for us. He's promised to meet all of our needs, and He's faithful to keep that promise.

We're Christ's representatives on earth -- which means we're the candles that He left behind in this spiritually dark world in order to light the way to Him. Instead of hiding our light because we're ashamed or fearful of what people will think, we need to go out into the darkness and "contaminate" others (in a good way!) with the light that leads them to the Lord.

Often, we sacrifice rest in favor of work. But if we come to Jesus and do things His way, it's possible to do both at the same time. When we surrender and seek Him first, He lifts from our shoulders the heavy burdens that weigh us down and exhaust us.

Sometimes fighting a battle looks like picking up a sword. But other times, it simply looks like standing up against the enemy. We face a spiritual battle each and every day, and we've got to put on our spiritual armor and take a stand. Prayer is a powerful weapon: it keeps our focus on the Lord and what He's doing in and around us, even as we're fighting on the battlefield.

Ever find yourself disagreeing with a law or a political issue? We're entitled to our opinions, but we're not entitled to use those opinions as a basis to break the law. Whether we agree with the legality of an issue or not, and whether we like who's in office or not, Scripture tells us that God placed those specific people in charge -- and we're called to submit to their authority. In the same way that we obey God when we obey the law, we disobey God when we disobey the law.

God gave us the Law through Moses to show us that we're incapable of adhering to it perfectly and completely without Him. We're not meant to simply follow a set of rules; we're meant to be in a relationship with God Himself.

We like to give our time and energy to everything and everyone except the thing and the One that matter the most: the Kingdom of God, and God Himself. Scripture tells us that we can't serve two masters, but when we serve God first, everything else falls into place. If you want to be successful, here's a "pro" tip: Seek after the Lord, and you'll find eternal success.

There's a difference between a "know-it-all" person and a "knows-it-all" God. He doesn't want us to just know facts about Him; He wants us to know Him. The more time we spend with Him, the deeper our relationship grows -- and the more intimately we know Him, the more we can hear and obey His voice when He speaks.

Scripture tells us that the message of the cross is "foolishness" to many who hear it. The Gospel is a crazy story, and only the Holy Spirit can give us the power to believe it. It's not our job to convince people to believe in God or follow Jesus -- but it is our job to plant the seeds of truth in their hearts and pray that the Spirit will grow them.