
Seeking fulfillment in earthly things is futile. But if we seek fulfillment in God Himself, He will meet our deepest needs.
Human beings have a deep need for fulfillment. It's how God made us. But things go horribly wrong when we seek satisfaction in earthly things. We end up becoming dependent on, maybe even addicted to, things that cannot satisfy us. But if we will seek our fulfillment in God Himself, we'll find that He can do what nothing else can. That’s why seeking fulfillment in God is one of the key lessons on the road to freedom.
After sexual sin, it can seem like an enormous task to re-establish good communication and intimacy in the marriage bed. But God is able!
When a husband truly repents of sexual sin, most couples are ready to put all of that behind them and to enjoy a new life. But they soon find that there are other huge areas of their marriage that still need God's powerful touch. In today’s show, we'll talk about two of the biggest: healthy communication and intimacy in the marriage bed.
In this special Pure Life Chapel Service, four members of our leadership team spoke about God's goodness and His authority.
In this special Pure Life Chapel Service, four members of our leadership team spoke about God's goodness and His authority. It's vital for those bound in sexual addiction to come under God's authority, and to see it rightly, in order to have real power over their sin. We hope that this series of short talks blesses you and helps you see the beauty of God's authority in our lives.
This world is a spiritual warzone. But if we will stay close to our victorious Jesus, He will give us the strength to win our battles.
As long as we are living in this world, we are going to be engaged in a spiritual war. As A.W. Tozer said, this world is not a playground, it is a battleground. But if we will stay close to the captain of our faith, the victorious Jesus, He will give us the strength to win our battles.
"Ashes to Beauty" Episode 6: Marriages that have been destroyed by selfishness will be restored and healed through selflessness and mercy.
We know that a marriage cannot survive when selfishness dominates the couple’s hearts and their home. But do we really believe that the opposite is also true–that a marriage will overflow with blessing when each spouse is giving their lives away for others? In episode 6 of Ashes to Beauty, Scott and Erin Wilson talk about why living "the mercy life" radically changed their marriage and became one of their greatest goals.
This world is a spiritual warzone. But if we will stay close to our victorious Jesus, He will give us the strength to win our battles.
As long as we are living in this world, we are going to be engaged in a spiritual war. As A.W. Tozer said, this world is not a playground, it is a battleground. But if we will stay close to the captain of our faith, the victorious Jesus, He will give us the strength to win our battles.
Let's get to the heart of addiction and talk about the first step men must take if they want real freedom.
"I’m struggling.” This is probably the most common way Christian men describe their continual attempts to break free from sexual sin. But for many, it would be much more accurate if they said, "I'm a slave to lust.” In today’s episode, we'll get to the heart of addiction and we'll talk about the first step men must take if they want real freedom.
One of the most effective ways to protect your heart and mind from the power of sexual temptations is to learn true contentment.
It's not easy to be content in America, where everything is screaming at us that we need MORE. But contentment is just one more key lesson on the road to freedom, because contentment creates a barrier of protection around our hearts and minds.
One of the most effective ways to protect your heart and mind from the power of sexual temptations is to learn true contentment.
It's not easy to be content in America, where everything is screaming at us that we need MORE. But contentment is just one more key lesson on the road to freedom, because contentment creates a barrier of protection around our hearts and minds.
When a husband and wife deeply desire righteousness, they are taking one more step on the road toward healing and restoration.
If a couple who were in real trouble asked you what it would take to restore their lives and their marriage, what would you tell them? Would you tell them they both really need a desperate desire for righteousness? In episode five of our series Ashes to Beauty, Shawn and Susan Smith talk about why becoming hungry for righteousness made such a huge difference in their own lives and marriage.
Cultivating a spirit of forgiveness is an essential part of maintaining freedom from habitual sin.
Have you ever had to navigate at high speeds around an object that is lying in the middle of a busy highway? Relationship issues are a bit like that. You've got to learn how to navigate safely around them, otherwise you're going to experience some real damage to your heart and life. In today's interview, we'll talk about why cultivating a spirit of forgiveness is an absolutely critical part of staying on the road to freedom.
Jesus saw the pain of the Cross, but He also saw through that to the glory that lay on the other side!
God has laid out a path which leads to real and abundant life. That road begins at the Cross, the place most of us naturally try to avoid. Yet when Jesus saw the Cross before Him, He welcomed it, seeing the glory on the other side. In today’s message, we get a glimpse of the vision Jesus had, and see the high calling for every Christian to pick up their own cross and follow their Master.