When you pray what do you pray for? Protection? Blessings? Comfort? Better Situations or Circumstances? In Acts 4 the disciples pray for boldness and ask for Jesus to use them in His Kingdom work no matter what. He will lead us to do the same.

We can often feel like God has to be so disappointed in us for doing things we know are wrong, but when we keep doing them repeatedly, doesn’t He just have to be downright angry? Surely, there is a limit to His forgiveness. There is no way that He will keep forgiving me if I keep sinning over and over again, right?

Agape love is self-sacrificial love. It is a kind of love that expresses itself in actively seeking the benefit of another. But how does that kind of love get expressed in a relationship?

“How do I stop sinning?” “I keep doing things I know I shouldn’t do.” “I want to stop, but I don’t know how to do it?” “I’ve tried accountability groups, focusing on God’s commandments, going to church, and a number of other things, but I can’t seem to stop.”

Did you know that Jesus prayed for you during his earthly ministry? It’s true. Jesus actually prayed for YOU. In John 17, Jesus prays for himself, the disciples, and then for all who would believe in Him through the disciples message. That’s you and me. What did Jesus pray for? Union

Will too much grace lead us to sin? Is grace a license to sin? Do we need to focus on laws, rules, and commands to reduce sin in our lives?

In a world where people will do just about anything for love, the Bible declares that we are fully, completely, and unconditionally loved by God. Grasp that and it will change everything.

No one likes to be judged, and we all tend to think that we don’t judge others. The reality though is that we are almost always judging others in our own minds, and Planet Fitness shows us just that.

Powerful daily prayers involve praying from a new covenant perspective. The apostle Paul prayed this prayer over the church at Colossae in Colossians 1:9-14 based on Jesus' finished work on the cross for them. May it guide your prayer life too.