... in God. We are promised an ultimate prize if we keep growing in the Lord. Let us stand firm as Christians, persevere, and press on toward the goal. Get to know Christ through His church and try our best ...

... us how unpleasant our images are so we could polish up. The Bible promises that as we continually look into this mirror, our image will gradually transform into the perfect image of God; our goal. In Eph. ...

... the Lord. The ultimate goal of our prayer must bring a state of glory to God. Daniel sought for God’s mercy and acknowledged the sin of his people. We have sinned and committed iniquity, done wicked ...

... shift our focus from our goal. Let us be weary of the things that shift our focus and manage them such that they do not take our entire attention from our goal. You may not have put God first in your ...

... that meditation on God's words is missing from our daily lives. Paul sets several allegories that urge us to set our minds on the ultimate goal. When an athlete is running, the mind is not set only on ...

... and action should be our goal. Have faith in God to see you through the year. It’s not so much how well you plan and organize your physical resources that lead to success. Life without Christ is crises. ...

... and do not appreciate anything less than the goals set. Nothing satisfies us anymore, always looking for greater levels. Modernism has placed around us a lot of “interesting” things and activities distracting ...

... forgiveness. The goal then is to trust His Word, know He has forgiven us, and move on. You see, we are no good to God when we allow our sin to strangle us, to paralyze us. The enemy loves to use our sin ...

... and legitimately so). But love must be understood for what it is; Love is multi-faceted in its expression. Nonetheless, the course of love is even greater, with a goal of ‘perfection ‘or maturity in ...

“I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart.” (NIV) Jeremiah 24:7 The word "know" can ...

... That is to have a good relationship with God and please him. Physical life is just a means to attain our eternal goals in life and the two entities should have a single focus. True success in life comes ...

... us will fall into temptation when the offer is juicy enough. Joseph, I believe was a young man of complete integrity, and whether he found Potiphar’s wife attractive or not, his goal in life was to please ...

"For this reason, a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh." (NIV) Ephesians 5:31 Many marriages could either be seen as a palace of peace or ...

... last forever, heaven is the goal hence the need to have strict training to get there (I Corinthians 9:25). If there be any virtue or anything of praiseworthy, let’s meditate on these things (faith, hope, ...

... will survive and enjoy this single life. In this attempt to achieve our goals in life, we cross each other's paths and irritate each other. The result of this “rough” relationship between people is anger. ...

... and ineffective means of achieving our goals, but its end is fatal. We are admonished to stand firm. “Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully ...

... — we’re always on display. But if we live each day to honor Jesus, our behavior will model His righteous life (Gal. 2:20; 1 John 2:5-6), no matter who is watching. Uprightness and honor should be goals ...

... change. Scriptures enjoin us to ‘grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.’ Like the Apostle Paul, Christians with the growth mindset strive on towards the goal. They don’t ...

... our best to achieve all our goals as the year unfolds. But I want to ask; what will God benefit from all the goals you have for the year? Where will God be in all the things you want to acquire this year? ...

“Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the ...