The more you study God’s Word and engage in conversations with Him, the more you’ll realize how deeply passionate He is about your devotion to Him. He wants (and deserves) every part of you to be in total submission and surrender to Him. He desires this, not only because He is deserving of it, but because He understands the benefits that such devotion will bring to your life and relationships. Having a single-minded focus on God produces the fruit of an abundant life.

A shift in focus must occur if you are going to experience this abundant life Jesus spoke of. This shift must move you from seeing discipline as the end-all of your Christian faith, to embracing discipleship as the process for becoming what God has designed you to be. [Read more…]