For over 30 years, Heartlight has shared articles to help people live for Jesus in everyday life. While we are no longer publishing new articles, this enduring collection features relevant pieces throughout the year to encourage faith, offer biblical perspective, and speak to real-world joys and struggles.
by Alan Smith · 1 Timothy 6:9
Money and our desire for it can get us in trouble; we must learn to be happy with little or much.
by Jamie Shell & Brent Nidiffer · Hebrews 2:14-18 · Death
Jesus came to help us overcome the fear of death.
by Alan Smith · 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 · Empathy
If we have been through a hard time, we know how it feels and God can use us to comfort others.
by Alan Smith · James 1:22-25 · Obedience
We need to let the word of God speak to us and not worry about applying it to everyone else.
by Alan Smith · Philippians 3:13-15
We need to know where we are trying to go spiritually if we ever hope to get there.
by Alan Smith · Hebrews 12:1 · Temptation · Sin
Most of us are trying to carry around things that don't matter very much and they are weighing us down from doing what God wants!
by Alan Smith · 1 John 4:7-8 · Love · Service
Our actions nearly always speak louder than our words, especially when people cannot understand our words!
by Alan Smith · 1 John 4:8 · Love
No matter how we understand God's love, it is deeper than we can imagine.
by Alan Smith · 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 · Purity · Sexuality
God's word is clear: stay away from sexual immorality.
by Alan Smith · 1 John 4:8-10 · Love · Motivation
While heaven and hell, punishment and reward, may be motivation for our behavior, eventually God wants us to be motivated by love.
by Alan Smith · Hebrews 2:14-18 · Jesus · Christmas · Incarnation
Jesus faced what we face in death so that we know he knows us.
by Alan Smith · Psalm 51:1-3 · Confess · Sin
Hiding sin doesn't help anyone so let's come clean before God.
by Alan Smith · Romans 8:14-17 · Identity · Children of God
We are God's children and that sense of identity should be crucial in our lives.
by Alan Smith · Proverbs 25:13-15 · Work · Lazy
Don't put it off; our disease is often the disease of laziness!
by Alan Smith · Mark 7:32-34 · Listening
While many folks can hear, they often don't listen and refuse to hear the things they most need to hear.
by Alan Smith · James 1:22-25 · Bible · Word of God
A mirror helps us see what we need to correct; God's word is that mirror for our spiritual behavior.
by Alan Smith · Revelation 2:4-5 · Discipleship · Passion
While time and daily life may wear away the newness of a marriage or our first love to Jesus, we can and must recapture it.
by Alan Smith · Acts 17:26-28 · Seeking God
We can find God and receive his blessings if we are truly seeking after him!
by Alan Smith · Proverbs 24:29 · Revenge
When we try to get even for a past slight, it will nearly always come back to haunt us!
by Alan Smith · Luke 6:39-40 · Lord
If anyone controls our life but Jesus, then our life is headed for disaster.
by Alan Smith · Luke 14:16-17 · Heaven
God has extended an invitation to you, have you accepted?
by Alan Smith · James 1:19-20 · Stress · Peace · Patience
There are lots of sources of stress and impatience in our lives, but circumstances must not determine our attitude.
by Alan Smith · 1 Corinthians 12:26
We are the body of Christ and we can't all be the same and can't we leave anyone behind.
by Alan Smith · James 1:17-18 · Thanksgiving · Gifts
Some people give crazy gifts, but God gives great gifts, but do we stop and thank Him for them?
by Alan Smith · Matthew 7:3-5
We need to quit blaming others and take responsibility for ourselves.
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