Serenity is not an untouchable idea reserved for the spiritually enlightened. It for all people, not just for the most pious.

Serenity is for people stuck in the mud who need a sure footing to find a way out.

Serenity is not based on pleasant circumstances.

Serenity is a by-product of finding a solid foundation on which to ground our life.

  What are the benefits of knowing God?

Knowing God provides benefits such as lasting happiness, inner peace, purpose and meaning, and spiritual growth and strength to navigate life's challenges

 Knowing God is a deep, personal, and relational experience through a relationship with Him

Waiting can result in two things

1.    A change of desire on our part

2.    A greater outcome than we can image

God created us to be infused, empowered, and live life in the fullness of his love.created us to be infused, empowered, and live life in the fullness of his love.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote:  It is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.

        JESUS HEART SEEKS TO HELP YOU THROUGH IT ALL

 If you’re not sure what to do, allow God to take the lead.

 God’s job is to fight for you. Your job is to trust in him.

 The very arms that defeated death are the arms awaiting you.

We were made to know God and live a life of faith. The Christian life, with God, is the true life that God created for us.

John 1:11 says, “He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.” And so He wept. This broke His heart, and it still does.

Never ask yourself, “How can I find good friends?”

ASK INSTEAD, “HOW CAN I BE A BETTER FRIEND TO SOMEONE ELSE?”

In Job chapters 38-40 God explains that we worry and complain since our knowledge is limited

Our strength is in God, not self

All the trials we face can overwhelm us. We can come to the point, where all we can see and feel is the problem. 

When we face obstacles in our lives, let’s learn to look to the author and benefactor of our lives.

Job 42:5  I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seethe thee. 

Loving God with your heart, mind, and soul results in priceless benefits and comfort from God to enjoy NOW. We don’t have to physically die to experience them.

We only have to die to self to live in the fullness that God intended for us to have.

Starting with our humble surrender and his never ending presence.

This verse is a powerful expression of faith and a testament to Paul's unwavering devotion to Christ, even in the face of potential death. It also highlights the Christian hope of an afterlife with God.

We have a responsibility to be Stewards of God’s Grace

Growing in and living God's grace means actively pursuing a deeper understanding of God's love and favor, and allowing it to transform one's life.

God hasn’t given us his grace simply to bathe in it for our own benefit.  

He has called us to be stewards of his grace as we deal with the people around us.

Topic: Our Moral, Spiritual, and Behavioral Transformational Change.

God has invited people to become “participants of his divine nature” to share in God’s own eternal life and love.

The importance of having our priorities in the right order

PLEASING GOD DOES NOT HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT. IT TAKES DILIGENCE AND DETERMINATION ON OUR PART.

A man may be ignorant of mathematics, astronomy, and geology, without suffering much; but to be ignorant of God, the chief and highest good, is to rob ourselves of happiness and expose ourselves to death.