You Are a Work in Progress
You are a work in progress. So if you aren’t what you hoped to be, be encouraged that God isn’t done with you yet.
Psalms
Let No Children Separate
What God has joined together, let no children separate. If you’re not careful, prioritizing your children can lead to neglecting your spouse.
Unless the LORD Builds the House
Psalm 127:1-5 – Discipling your children should be the top priority in parenting. Being active in church cannot fully substitute the power of an intentional home.
How Can a Young Man Keep His Way Pure?
Converge 2025 // Psalm 119:9-16 – If young men are to keep their ways pure, they must prioritize studying and applying the Word in all aspects of their lives. Purity cannot be discovered apart from God’s direction.
Providential Pieces
Converge 2025 // Psalm 139:1-24 – If we want to discover our identity, we cannot do so apart from accepting God’s wisdom as Creator. What appear to be random components of our lives are actually providential pieces of God’s plan.
Processing Election Results
The United States has survived another election day, but there are plenty of questions still to be answered in the days to come. As citizens of this country, we are called to live according to our heavenly citizenship regardless of the outcome.
The Spear and the Harp
We face many battles in life, but the ultimate victory is ours with God on our side. His strength should catalyze our worship.
Worldviews
A worldview is simply how someone views the world. Within that framework, even if it is never thoroughly clarified, a person interprets and reacts to everything in life.
Furthering Families
Our families are consumed with pursuing achievements and losing each other in the process. Discover biblical principles necessary to further your family toward God’s ideal.
Tell Your Kids Your Story
One of the greatest tools parents have to teach their children is the lessons learned along the way. Don’t miss opportunities to share your stories of success and failures to help them navigate their paths.
God Does Love You That Much
When Jesus prayed to our Heavenly Father, it was not the first time Scripture referred to God in such fathering terms. In God’s character, we discover the type of compassionate care we desperately need.
Slow to Anger
Not many of us would describe ourselves as slow to anger because people and situations can unnerve us quickly. We should stand in grateful awe of the God who could lose His cool with us and doesn’t.
This Father Won’t Overlook You
Many people know the pain of never feeling like they were enough by the standards of a father or another authority figure. When we come to our Heavenly Father, He provides the exact opposite of what many of us have experienced.
Experiencing Abundant Peace
Psalm 119:161-176 – We cannot avoid trouble in this life, but we can experience abundant peace through every trial. Keep a diligent desire to follow God’s instructions through hard times so you can endure.
Prioritizing Holy Habits
Psalm 119:145-160 – To maintain awareness of God’s presence, we must prioritize holy habits to reinforce that reality. Know God better through consistent time committed to spiritual disciplines.
Rejecting Cultural Compromise
Psalm 119:113-128 – Our world is rampant with people who not only defy God’s Word but persecute anyone who seeks to do the opposite. We cannot compromise commandments to be accepted by our rebellious culture.
Seeking Lifelong Discipleship
Psalm 119:97-112 – Just because someone is seasoned does not mean they are scriptural. We need personal commitment and committed disciple-makers to follow God’s ways for the long haul.
Investigating Biblical Inerrancy
Psalm 119:81-96 – This culture seeks to lead us astray from God’s truth by planting doubt and distrust in our minds. The more we investigate Scripture, the more we find it trustworthy.
Interpreting God-Given Afflictions
Psalm 119:65-80 – You can only say that God does all things well if you can accept that He does rightfully bring discipline into our lives. God can even use afflictions for our instruction.
Befriending Faithful Companions
Psalm 119:49-64 – The company you keep will dramatically affect how well you follow biblical principles. Beware the wicked and befriend the wise.
Avoiding Disgraceful Endings
Psalm 119:33-48 – If you desire to finish strong at the end of your life, it is necessary to apply God’s Word now. To avoid a disgraceful ending, diligently learn and relentlessly stay on the scriptural paths.
Strengthening Weary Souls
Psalm 119:17-32 – We live in an increasingly strange world with combative critics and challenging circumstances. God has given us the Bible as an uplifting gift to strengthen our souls when we’re weary.
Your Best Life How
If someone asked you if you were enjoying your life right now, how would you respond? God’s Word provides us with clear instructions on how to get the best out of whatever our circumstances may be.
Psalm 119 (Series Overview)
The longest chapter in the Bible speaks to our need for all chapters within it. If we desire to live a joyful, God-honoring life, we must be relentlessly dependent upon knowing and applying the Scriptures.
Steady Steps
When surrounded by people falling along the way, we must ensure that we are stabilizing our pace as we seek to follow Jesus. It’s important to ground ourselves in the promises of God’s Word.
Don’t Enter in Worship (Enter With It)
There’s a difference between entering with worship and entering in worship. Do what you can to prepare your heart before you gather with God’s people.
Worshiping on a Monday
Don’t reserve your praise for only on Sundays. If God is good every day of the week, He deserves our praise just as much.
God Is Not Annoyed by You
You can be sincerely convinced in your mind about what God is like, and you can be sincerely wrong. God is not as bothered with you as you might think.
We Advertise What We Adore
We’ve all felt guilt for not talking about the LORD intentionally with others, but we should never have to force ourselves. Without prompting, we advertise what we adore.
Needed Friendships
We often see friendships as a benefit but rarely a necessity. The reality is that we were not meant to live life alone.
Camp Commitments
It’s that time of year when camp is happening, and many students are praying that the change lasts this time. If you or your student ministry is growing in Christ, it doesn’t have to stop once you go home.
Simplified Steps
If we want our lives to inspire others, we not only need to provide motivation but also clarification. We must learn to teach others simply so that they know what needs to be done next, among a host of options.
The Type of Worship That’s Magnetic
If we grasp who we are worshiping, we will understand that an hour a week will not suffice. In our awe of who God is, we cannot help but stay humble, which draws others to worship as well.
Investigating Integrity
Instead of focusing on what others see in church, consider what God notices within the revealing aspects of your conduct. Pay attention to the way of integrity, because if you don’t, you will pay attention to something far less worthwhile and most likely experience it.
Reorganizing Your Life
If you are like me, there are days when I feel like my life is spinning out of control. There are so many expectations, and I sometimes struggle to do the bare minimum, let alone what I desire to get to do. If you feel like me, decide to make some changes.
Be Believable With What You Believe
If Christians appear hopeless when they offer the hope of Christ to others, we might need to rethink our perspectives. We should be so believable when we tell others what we believe.
Stop Lying in Church
It’s OK if everything isn’t OK in your life, but it’s not OK to deny it. If we are honest with other believers about our struggles, we can find the prayerful support we desperately need.
Praising His Design
There’s nothing wrong with how God made you. This world will tell you that your insecurities reveal that you need a change, but what you actually require is sacred contentment as you acknowledge God’s blueprint.
Worship as a Symphony
Worship is when we put our individual melodies aside and unite for symphonic praise that God wholeheartedly deserves. Gather with God’s people and make beautiful music together.
How Should I Read the Bible?
The Bible is not a book to cram information into your mind. It is God’s Word for you to study as it studies you. As you prepare a plan with which to read the Bible, ensure that you know how you should be reading the Bible in the first place. Consider what God is saying. It’s time to go the second mile in reading the Bible.