Your Place Of Grace Podcast with Anthony Sluzas

The Bible says, “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord” (Ps. 33:12), but this is not a popular belief in our society. How do you respond when you are challenged by people with an anti-Christian, anti-God attitude? Are you tempted to keep quiet, or are you willing to speak the truth gently?

When your heart is heavy, your body is weary, your emotions drained, and you’re feeling discouraged, hopeless, and greatly burdened, where do you seek relief?

Our culture is no friend to Bible-believing Christians. Some believers are committed to Christ and growing in spiritual maturity, dependent on the Holy Spirit, obedient, and trusting in the Lord. But there are others who are lustful and immature because they’ve compromised with the culture and adopted its ideas, values, and practices.

 How do your circumstances affect you? Do you behave one way when life is running smoothly, but are totally different when you're visited by hardship and suffering? Although trouble has the power to take away our happiness, we don’t have to let it rob us of our joy in Christ. 

Because we live in a fallen world and have sinful natures, temptations are an unavoidable part of life. If we’ll go to the One who successfully conquered temptation every time, we can learn valuable lessons from His example.

Kindness is a virtue that stands out in a world of harshness and selfishness. It’s an attractive quality, evident not only on our faces but especially in our words and actions. More importantly, kindness is an attribute that should characterize every believer because it’s a reflection of Jesus Christ Himself in us.

Can you truthfully say that you are wholeheartedly following Jesus? 

The Lord’s promises are expressions of His love and care for us. Through them, He accomplishes His will and plans for our lives as well as His purposes for the kingdom of God. His unconditional promises are unchangeable, and there’s nothing we can do to thwart them. However, the fulfillment of His conditional ones depends on our responses and behaviors based on our faith in Him.

Aging is inevitable, but it doesn’t have to make us unfruitful and useless. Listen to what the Bible says about how to stay young and useful all your life.

If we are honest with ourselves, sometimes we still enjoy the sin we repeatedly confess. What benefits are you deriving from your sin? What does God say about it in His Word? How would freedom from that area of bondage improve your life and your relationship with the Lord?