“The pursuit of happiness” is certainly our heart’s default position. Every day we, by nature, want to experience feelings of pleasure, gladness and enjoyment. Unfortunately, at the present time, we live in a corrupted world, encased in corrupted bodies, pitted against a very powerful corrupted enemy who is bent on
We must discern that there is no true or lasting satisfaction in any temptation to sin, knowing that every feeling of deprivation in doing what is right is always an investment that God rewards.
Pastor Mike answers questions on the Bible, God and Christianity Questions in this service: How will God reassemble his people in the last days and will the temple be used to bring Jewish people to Christ? What is going on with the risen saints during the millennium? How do you approach a family that is …
We must see the surpassing importance of the obedience God asks of us compared to the relative unimportance of most of the personal things we ask of him.
We must understand that God temporarily tolerates (co-exists) with sin and allows people to plow headlong into increasing sin until the day of judgment; this does not reflect a lack of power on God’s part, but only patience and grace until his coming.
We must be careful to recognize and obediently respond to godly and biblical desires that God promotes in our new hearts.