"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly." — John 10:10Jesus didn't come to produce miserable, obligation-driven people who grit thei...  Read More

"For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." — Ephesians 2:10Not every desire is created equal. There's a difference between the ...  Read More

"Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink." — John 7:37Notice what Jesus does not say here. He doesn't say, "You shouldn't be thirsty." He doesn't shame the need or suggest that having desires i...  Read More

"Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires." — Psalm 37:4There's a common reading of this verse that goes something like: "Be a good Christian, love God enough, and He'll giv...  Read More

"I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh." — Ezekiel 36:26Many people carry around a quiet fear that their hea...  Read More

"I will give you a new heart... and I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees." — Ezekiel 36:26-27Author Brennan Manning once wrote that a person should define themselves radically...  Read More

"For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out." — Romans 7:18Here's one of the most important distinc...  Read More

"But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop." — Luke 8:15When's the last time the words "noble and good" we...  Read More

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" — 2 Corinthians 5:17Paul doesn't mince words here. He doesn't say the old is mostly gone, or mostly f...  Read More

"I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh." — Ezekiel 36:26Most of us carry around a quiet, nagging belief that...  Read More

"Though I am the least deserving of all God's people, he graciously gave me the privilege of telling the Gentiles about the endless treasures available to them in Christ. I was chosen to explain to ev...  Read More

"But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God." - Acts 20:24Paul's ...  Read More