If you're a follower of Jesus, He has given you abundance so that you can care for others, not so you can stock up on capri pants for next summer or afford a leather interior in the new SUV.

If you're a follower of Jesus, He has given you abundance so that you can care for others, not so you can stock up on capri pants for next summer or afford a leather interior in the new SUV. As long as you don't own the responsibility of being blessed with resources so that you can give to those around you, then you can stay focused on getting more for yourself.

I can promise you this: If you really, sincerely, genuinely want God back, He hasn't moved. He's still there, just like always, ready to bear-hug you again, just like in the old days.

If you allow your enemy to steal your faith, he can destroy your life and ultimately kill your relationship with God.

The best thing you can do for your kids is to show them God working in you on a daily basis.

She said, "Right now, while we have this time, I'm not going to do any of that other stuff. I'm going to seize this moment and simply enjoy being with Jesus while I can." Mary made a deliberate choice. She wasn't being lazy and using company as an excuse to get out of helping her sister with chores. She was choosing to focus on what mattered the most.

Weird makes you truly sexy in a way the world can never know.

In fact, if our kids are successful in every normal way, they can still miss God's main mark.

Don't settle for a normal life. Not when you can enjoy the wonderful weirdness of being who God created you to be.