Your Daily Prayer

For Christians, the concept of “perfection” can be tempting, because we’re all striving to learn how to love one another better.

There’s something about walking in the woods that quiets the noise of this fallen world.

Self-control is the last fruit of the Spirit, but it is by far one of the hardest fruits to develop in our lives.

Instead of looking for an escape from your trial, your exhaustion, your pain by trying to fill your own “cup” with whatever the world offers as satisfying and fulfilling, perhaps the Lord wants you to look to Him first to satisfy you and fill your lack and limitations.

Humans are quick to look after their own interests, but the Apostle instructed the church to seek the good of others.

Jesus takes solitude seriously. He spent 40 days alone in the wilderness in prayerful submission to God’s redemption plan.

Our mistakes are part of our lives, but they don’t define us. What matters is that we keep working toward self-improvement.

If a certain dream catches your attention and seems to be especially important, or if that dream repeats and becomes a recurring dream, it can be worth paying closer attention to.

Having an eternal perspective lifts your eyes from the cares of this life and helps you move forward when you are going through a storm, reminding you that ultimately, this place is not our home.

The disciple James talks about looking into a mirror to see our faces. When we see that our face is dirty, yet walk away and forget to clean it, we deceive ourselves. This isn’t what God wants.

God’s divine intervention and power are always evident in mind-blowing sunsets, torrential storms, or even the spine-tingling roar of wild creatures. But just because God is all-powerful, holding all of creation together, he can still and will always provide quiet direction.

In the New Testament, Jesus affirmed that the greatest commandments were to love the Lord and to love one’s neighbor (Mark 12:30-31). A person’s neighbor included not only those who lived nearby, but also those who were quite different in regard to ethnicity, nationality, and location, as the parable of the Good Samaritan shows (Luke 10:25-37).

Just as a branch needs a vine to grow, we have to remain in Christ to grow. As the branches, we cannot create fruit on our own.

As you head into your vacation, try to leave your worries about home and work behind on purpose. If anxious thoughts follow you into your vacation, don’t panic or get frustrated with yourself. Just pray about all of your concerns, trust God to help you with them, and return your focus to the present moment.

Commemorating Memorial Day is vital to America’s future and to not forget our military men and women who served and fought for our country throughout the decades: to reflect on, remember, remind, and recognize the fight, the cost, the sorrow, and the sacrifices, how they have paid dearly with their lives, so that we may live and enjoy the blessings of freedom today.