2010-09-08T15:20:49-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/better/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/life-saving-pain-6173 2010-09-08T15:20:49-05:00 If someone you love is the one who's away from the Lord, you can pray in accordance with God's recovery plan here in Hosea 2 . Pray for the thornbushes and the walls and the frustrating pursuits that can cause this one you love to think about what they're doing and to remember the better days...the Jesus-days. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians%202:3&version=NIV 2009-09-24T16:09:11-05:00 Selfishness, and actions done to bring glory or comfort for ourselves, are not characteristics of a Christ-follower. Christians are to act humbly and with an attitude of service toward others. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Peter%202:21&version=NIV 2009-08-19T14:25:46-05:00 It's worse to know the truth and then turn your back on it than it is to have never known the truth at all. For this reasons, Christians--who have experienced God's truth--are held to a higher standard than others who have not.