As we meditate on Christ's life, we find strength for our own.

When our deepest desire is not the things of God, or a favor from God, but God Himself, we cross a threshold.

Initially, when I first became a Christian and got into ministry, my thought was that God existed to make my life better and to take me to Heaven. Now I realize that it is not about me at all. It is all about God and that He did this to display His plan to restore the Earth to the Garden of Eden state.

What causes us to think of prayer as the last option rather than the first? I can think of two reasons: feelings of independence and feelings of insignificance.

I do not know when Christ is coming back. No one knows. But I do think the environment is getting more and more to the point where we can look for his return.

God is always near us. Always for us. Always in us.

He saw you in your own Gethsemane and He didn't want you to be alone..He would rather go to hell for you than to haven without you.