God instituted marriage and the home, and His Word gives us specific instructions about how to make it happy and healthy. Although we are all equal in the sight of God, He has appointed different roles for us to fulfill. Home life will not be successful if we try live by our own rules.

The Apostle Paul encourages us that through the power and enabling of the Holy Spirit we can kill off the old sinful habits of the flesh and learn to walk in the Spirit and make progress in our journey of sanctification as God’s children. 

We must be convinced that God is working in our lives at all times to conform us unto the image of His Son - in the good and the bad times, in the ups and downs of life. The Old Testament character Joseph is a great example of the principle that God’s economy of promotion usually begins with problems. We must be patient and let the process work itself out in our lives if we hope to have a meaningful life.

The trials, tests, and troubles that enter our lives are natural and normal. No one is exempt. How do we endure them, have the right view of them, and let them produce patience in our lives?

Amidst all the wrath of God being sounded out in the Trumpet Judgments, God gives us a reminder between the sixth and seventh trumpets that in the end, He is working out His plan and will have ultimate victory over the devil. We rejoice in the victory that is ours in Jesus Christ, but carry a burden for the lost and undone who don’t know God and His grace and mercy.

Like some of those present in the early church, modern day religionists advocate spiritual growth by many things other than what the Scripture teaches. Genuine spiritual growth comes from being connected to the Head of the church, the Lord Jesus Christ. Get connected to Christ and His church and see growth and usefulness in your Christian life.