It doesn’t take long to mess up a life. Poor choices will cause us to end up a million miles from where we were meant to be. God has designed us with the capacity to experience His very best for our life. Whether we realize that plan or not is our choice.

Today’s world is filled with uncertainty and danger, so it is not surprising when people feel helpless at times. But if you are a child of God you can be confident that, whatever happens, He has you in the palm of His loving and capable hand.

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.

In today’s culture, the biblical definition of marriage and family is under severe attack.  It is increasingly evident that the family, like a house, needs a firm foundation if it is to survive the storms that threaten its stability. Only a firm foundation will enable the family to be strong, to grow, and to become all that it can and should be.

A dangerous and ungodly challenge to a biblical worldview has infiltrated our schools and the institutions that serve families. Jesus issued a particularly stern warning that is still relevant today to anyone who would place a stumbling block in the path of a child and thereby corrupt the innocence of childhood.

One of the greatest challenges of our culture is that, as a people, we have lost our sense of the holiness of God. The solution: Don’t put God in a box! Draw near to Him, listen to Him, and invite Him to occupy the place He desires – and deserves - to have in your life.

Sometimes God’s grace comes to us in the form of discipline. If we fail to listen to God when He whispers to us in love, He may force us to listen when He shouts to us in discipline. But God is also in the business of forgiveness. When we return to Him, His amazing grace will restore us, heal us, and bless us for His service.