FROM THE KEYBOARD

There is one voice that can never be denied and that is the voice that God granted believers in prayer. However, if you don't use it, you will never reap the benefits from it. Therefore, pray without ceasing and know that God is always listening.

"As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend" (Proverbs 27:17). Sparks may fly, but character will rise. Character rises or falls based on the people that you associate with. Show me your friends and I'll show you who you are.

The only safe and sure foundation in life and death is Jesus Christ. There is no other foundation that can hold us beyond the breath of life and the certainty of death. "For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ" (I Corinthians 3:11).

"Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others" (Philippians 2:4). Simply put, good people may do for themselves, but God’s people always do for others.

The unified Church and Christian are the instruments that God uses to reach a world of division. You see, if we can love each other the way Jesus loves us, then we can be the evidence of God's very real presence. For it is love for one another that ultimately marks us as the Lord's and reaches a world that is fractured and torn. "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another" (John 13:34-35).

No matter how often you fail, you are not a failure. In fact, failure is not the end, but the opportunity to begin again, but this time with God at the center. I repeat, you are not a failure, rather you are a son or daughter because of the overwhelming grace of Jesus Christ. "Where sin increased, grace increased all the more" (Romans 5:20).