Staying content can be incredibly difficult, can’t it? Doesn’t it sometimes feel like life is an endless cycle of moving from a state of “not having” to “having” in our pursuit for satisfaction? What’s the secret to finding and then maintaining contentment? Where can we go to discover the secret?
Do you know how valuable your attention is? Companies spend an unbelievable amount of money to capture your attention for even just a few seconds. Let’s look at how important it is that WE are in control of our mind in our daily lives, and what those thoughts should be focused on.
How do we learn to transition from a life dominated by worry to a life that is saturated with peace? In today’s passage, we find a simple, powerful, but often overlooked solution that points us to the source of peace available to us in Jesus.
Sometimes, as you run together toward Jesus, your legs can get tangled up with one another and you can stumble in the race. When that happens, it can hurt. It can be hard to get back up. What do you do when that happens? There’s help for you!
Having a running buddy is great. The camaraderie, the encouragement as you push each other toward the goal is so helpful. This is also true in your Christian walk as you run in knowing Jesus more. What can we look for in finding a good running buddy?
As we run our race in knowing Jesus more and more, and grow in being changed into his image, how do we maintain the right mindset day in and day out? How do we keep running, keep pursuing Jesus?
What does it mean to know Jesus? And as a Christian, what are ways that I can know him more deeply?
What are you relying on to be accepted by God? Are you working hard enough? Or is Jesus enough?
How can you know if you are a genuine Christian? Just as there are ways you can tell if a diamond is real or fake, there are also ways we can see if our faith is real or fake.
How do we protect our heart from being overwhelmed by difficult situations, even when we know God is in control? How do we live in a way that lets us shine as lights in the world that brings God glory? Choose to be joyful!
