107 truths about God, the world, and you. 81: Your contentment is found in God’s goodness. Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. … Continue reading The Heart of the Christian Faith: Truth 81
107 truths about God, the world, and you. 80: Your desires effect your freedom. Photo by Sigmund on Unsplash The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. Psalm 16:5-6 ESV You must not desire someone … Continue reading The Heart of the Christian Faith: Truth 80
107 truths about God, the world, and you. 78: Your words represent you and your beliefs about God and the world. Photo by cyrus gomez on Unsplash Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed … Continue reading The Heart of the Christian Faith: Truth 78
107 truths about God, the world, and you. 77: God wants you to tell the truth. Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash “...But this is what you must do: Tell the truth to each other. Render verdicts in your courts that are just and that lead to peace. Don’t scheme against each other. Stop your … Continue reading The Heart of the Christian Faith: Truth 77
107 truths about God, the world, and you. 76: God wants you to safeguard the reputation of others. Photo by Mimi Thian on Unsplash “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” Exodus 20:16 ESV In the ninth commandment of the ten written in stone, God warns His people: Do not tell lies about … Continue reading The Heart of the Christian Faith: Truth 76
107 truths about God, the world, and you. 75: God wants you to empower others. Photo by Paz Arando on Unsplash “When you harvest the crops of your land, do not harvest the grain along the edges of your fields, and do not pick up what the harvesters drop. It is the same with your … Continue reading The Heart of the Christian Faith: Truth 75
107 truths about God, the world, and you. 74: God wants you to trust His provision. Photo by Luisa Brimble on Unsplash The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. Psalm 23:1 NLT At the heart of the eighth commandment – You must not steal – is the call to trust God’s … Continue reading The Heart of the Christian Faith: Truth 74
107 truths about God, the world, and you. 73: God calls you to safeguard what belongs to another. Photo by Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona on Unsplash “You must not steal.” Exodus 20:15 NLT The eighth commandment of the ten God wrote on stone tablets tells us, “You must not be a thief.” Do not take what … Continue reading The Heart of the Christian Faith: Truth 73
107 truths about God, the world, and you. 72: God calls you to guard your heart. Photo by Miha Arh on Unsplash Run from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly affects the body as this one does. For sexual immorality is a sin against your own body. 1Corinthians 6:18 NLT Marriage as defined by … Continue reading The Heart of the Christian Faith: Truth 72
107 truths about God, the world, and you. 71: God calls you to a life of purity. Photo by Katherine Hanlon on Unsplash The love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live might no … Continue reading The Heart of the Christian Faith: Truth 71
The ordinary following the Extraordinary 