It can be disheartening 💔 when treasured friends start to reject or criticise you because of your faith.

Jesus, however, encourages us to 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵. He says, "If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first" (John 15:18). He encourages us to continue to love and care for our friends.

What does that look like? 𝐁𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐥, 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞. We are doing a loving thing by endeavouring to share the gospel with our friends—with gentleness and respect.

𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 "𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘊𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘔𝘦 𝘔𝘺 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱" 𝘣𝘺 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘦 𝘞𝘶𝘯
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𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧

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When it comes to Jesus, one thing always stands out: His unconditional, long-suffering love.

He endured the cross for us, even though we may reject His love. As Jesus has loved us, we can also extend that love to others.

By overlooking and forgetting minor offences, even some pretty large ones, it gives us the opportunity to point them to Jesus’ unconditional, long-suffering love.

Think of people who we can extend more of God’s love to this month!

Jesus could return perhaps today, yet we don't often think about how that would change the way we live. Perhaps we feel overwhelmed at the thought of it, or it just doesn't feel as pressing as our 💼 work deadlines.

Yet when we're faced with a serious illness, or someone we know passes away, then thoughts like "we should've made better use of our time" surface. ⌛️ 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻?

If Jesus came back today, what's something you'd wish you had said or done? 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳.
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God can sometimes seem like a drill sergeant with a long list of not-to-dos. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗛𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝘂𝘀.

Author Jen Wilkin explains how we have grown to see the law (rules) as a “barrier” in our relationship with God when, in fact, “rules show us how to live in relationships” and without them, “our hopes of a healthy relationship vanish”.

𝐆𝐨𝐝'𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 💕; they are designed to protect us so we can live the abundant life Jesus offers (John 10:10).

𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 "4 𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘎𝘰𝘥"
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**𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧

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Does our world feel dark and hopeless to you at times? Bad things keep happening, and you can’t help but wonder: “God, where are you?”

We can find the answer to this question by remembering who God is. 1 John 1:5 says, ‘“God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.”

God is light, and it is His plan that believers shine forth His light (Ephesians 5:8). We can live as people of light by constantly drawing close to God, allowing His Spirit to weed out sin in our lives, and bearing fruits of righteousness.

As God shines His light through us, our world will be a little brighter.