Posts with the tag “acceptance”

“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God.” - 1 John 3:1Many people live with the quiet belief that God merely puts up with them. You show up, try your best, and hope you do not disappoint Him too much. Faith becomes careful and guarded. You pray, but you hold back. You obey, but you assume God’s love depends on how well you perform. That mindset ...  Read More

“In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man named Joseph, of the house of David” (Luke 1:26-7). Have you ever felt like you’re looking for something in life that can’t be found? Perhaps you remember feeling that way a lot before you accepted Christ. But even now, do you find yourself feeling like you’re searching for ans...  Read More

“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect” (Romans 12:2).   The moment you become a child of God, you are no longer of this world. You just live in it. You are made new, but there’s still a transformation that takes place as you grow in Christ. This transformat...  Read More