Just because you have a heartbeat doesn’t mean you have the kind or quality of life that culture is pursuing or Jesus is promising. People are seeking something much more than existence, and here’s the good news—Jesus came to deliver exactly that.

In John 8:32, Jesus says ‘And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’ If we are not conscious of bondage, we will not seek breakthrough. Awareness of the problem is the first step to addressing the problem.

In other words, sanctification is restoration of God’s image. It is His image that characterized humanity before sin distorted that image in the Fall, and we are charged with righting this wrong.

If pride can bring down an archangel and our first parents, it can also lead to our downfall. This is why we see multiple warnings throughout Scripture. Pride is something God hates, something found in the hearts of the wicked, and something Christians are warned to work against.

Faith isn’t a feeling. It is a choice. Fear is a feeling. Doubt is a feeling. But, in the midst of life’s circumstances, you can choose to put the faith you have in the Jesus you know and the Word you’ve heard.

When you hold on to offense, you build a fence between you and the person who hurt you—and between you and God. Forgiveness isn’t saying what they did was right; it’s choosing to trust God to make it right.

If you want God’s best, you must do it God’s way.

Addiction is simply the inability to stop doing or using something. The apostle Paul labels addiction in the Christian life as unacceptable... ‘I will not be brought under the power of any.’

If you are wrestling with feelings of suicide, you need to know you are more than a statistic. You are a person with a purpose. You are valuable. Jesus died for you and wants you to discover the abundant life he came to give.