God's pure view of what's valuable is topsy-turvy of how our corrupted, polluted world sees.

When we identify with Christ, we put down our desire to live like the godless world around us.

Serve God with a pure heart... anything less is unwanted!

As believers in Christ, we have the ability to choose to worship God, no matter what we are going through... the reward: Joy!

Jesus said, "I am the true vine, you are the branches," a concept hard to fathom with our carnal mind... It's only when we acivate the mind of Christ in us, that we fully appreciate the power and authority in this statement and others like it in the bible.

Don't let our Fatih in God grow weak, wither or die by ignoring it. Rather, get stronger by believing God's word and obeying it!

We are not to manage or learn to live with our fleshly (carnal) desires...we are to crucify or kill them....giving no room for their influence in our lives!

God tests our hearts and mind because He loves us and wants us nowhere near being religious robots who spout vain words as prayers thinking they will reach His heart.

Even though we can see miracles, we can't fully understand what took place without the mind of Christ fully functioning within us.

God is fierce in His desire for our time and attention...so much so, He periodically inserts His course corrections for our lives in the form of judgement.