2012-08-06T09:56:02-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/root/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/what-keeps-your-father-from-helping-6661 2012-08-06T09:56:02-05:00 Your Father is standing there ready to help as only He can, but you've got to release that bitterness that's making your burden so much heavier. Why carry that load too? Your Father wants to trade your bitterness for His energizing grace. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians%202:6-7&version=NIV 2009-10-08T13:54:38-05:00 Is your life "overflowing with thankfulness"? That's the state that Scripture encourages us to pursue--a life completely defined and rooted by our gratitude to God. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Timothy%206:10&version=NIV 2009-10-02T15:34:13-05:00 Although this verse is frequently misquoted as "Money is the root of all evil," the verse actually teaches that love of money--greed--is the sin, and an impulse that lies behind much wickedness throughout history. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians%203:16-18&version=NIV 2009-10-02T14:37:44-05:00 Christians are to be "rooted in love"--love should motivate and drive everything we do and say in our everyday lives. Love is the basis of our every thought and deed. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%2012:15&version=NIV 2009-10-02T13:45:46-05:00 The author of Hebrews writes that we should be mindful of anything that might defile other believers. They say that we should be careful that no one misses the grace of God.