Have you ever stopped to think that one way we are unique in creation is that God has given us the capacity to worship Him? When our worship is genuine, we come to God on His terms, humbly asking Him to help us see the world as He sees it, and to see ourselves as He sees us.

Whether you have been married for five weeks or fifty years, God has a plan for your marriage – and that plan is beautiful, exciting, dynamic and fulfilling. When we follow HIs blueprint for this covenant relationship with our spouse, we learn that in marriage, as in all of life, God’s plan works.

We are distinctive in all of creation in that we have been given the ability to feel the presence of God, to contemplate God, and to know the mind and the heart of God. How amazing it is that the God Who created us in His image loves us completely, pursues us, and desires to be in relationship with us.

God knows what He is doing! We can lean on Him and trust Him with every detail of our lives. Despite what may be happening in the world around us, we can know that God is God, and He is in control.

The Bible tells us that we are valuable to God, and He has stamped His image on us. He has a clear purpose for each life and we can learn to experience that purpose when we begin to live according to His beautiful design.

Our shadow is a symbol of our influence, and it is a reflection of all that we are – what we do, what we say, and how we speak. Periodically we need to ask ourselves, “What kind of shadow am I casting as I walk through life?”

When you are in love with stuff, you will go through life with a closed fist. But if you want to experience more contentment and joy in life than you ever thought possible, ask God to help you change your perspective on “stuff,” and He will do just that.

We have all experienced how circumstances can change in an instant, and mountain top experiences may be followed by moments of despair. Fortunately, when we learn to turn to God in our brokenness and pain, He can turn even our lowest moments physically into our highest moments of spiritual power and strength.

The hidden childhood years of Jesus reveal an important principle for effective parenting. If you want to help your children determine their life purpose and realize all that God wants to build into their lives, provide opportunities for them to spend time with their Heavenly Father.

Some questions are so important that they need to be answered before any real understanding can be achieved. The teachings of Jesus enable us to walk with Him through His public ministry and learn what He said and what He did so we can answer the question that will make the most significant difference in our lives.