Now that we know we were made for holiness, that we live most fully when we let our light shine, and have some tools to help us stay connected to that light, we will finish with a call to action. This faith you have, the faith you are developing was never meant for you alone. If we are made in the image of God, then we were made for others. We were made to give of ourselves just as Jesus did. We were made to inspire others as the Holy Spirit does. What good is it, my brothers

Now, all of this holy living is great that we've been talking about the last couple weeks is great, but it doesn’t just happen. Not normally. There are plenty of times when we just can’t “put on compassion, kindness, or humility.” Times when I know the Lord is near, but we just can't feel Him there. What do we do then? Let’s go back to the manual: Philippians 4:8-9 I've definitely had times when I had to read this passage to myself several times in a day. Each time, it eventu

I love using Colossians 3:12-17 as a blueprint for life in Christ. The Philippians passage from Wednesday about always rejoicing can be a little hard sometimes. I know there have been times when rejoicing has been about the last thing I felt like doing. We know we should rejoice in all things, but we have to figure out how to get there in the first place. Paul’s letter to the Colossians gives us specific actions we can take in building our lives in holiness. The first thing h