Lukɨ 9:58

If you’ve experienced a meaningful moment of faith or family, there’s a good chance singer-songwriter Gary LeVox of Rascal Flatts has sung about it. With more than 22 million albums sold and 16 No. 1 singles, these songs have become the soundtrack for many lives. As a result, millions of us are being Changed for the Better.

Who are you becoming? If you envision yourself at age 70, 80, or 100, what kind of person do you see on the horizon? Does the projection in your mind fill you with hope? Or dread? In this devotional, John Mark Comer shows us how we can be spiritually formed to become more like Jesus day by day.

La vita cristiana è paragonata nella Bibbia a una corsa (Ebrei 12:1). Purtroppo, molti l’affrontano come se fosse uno sprint, in cui conta una partenza scattante, oppure una gara di mezzofondo da correre in scioltezza. Il vero paragone, invece, è con una maratona durante la quale ci sono molte cose e persone che cercano di rallentare o fermare la nostra corsa. Dobbiamo affrontare la corsa con la giusta mentalità e con la consapevolezza che Dio ci provvede i mezzi per arrivare fino in fondo. Che tragedia sarebbe abbandonare la corsa quando la vittoria è certa!

In a crowded Christmas season, most of us feel the stress and anxiety of family relationships, financial pressure, hasty decisions, and disappointed expectations. So go ahead. Take a breath. Start this Life.Church Bible Plan and realize the weight we feel may be something God never asked us to carry. How about we let go of the baggage? Let’s travel light.