2 Timothy 2:4. The Bible describes a sanctified person as a soldier in the army. Sanctification is a process where a person is purified of sin and set aside for God's use. Sanctification is a disciplined lifestyle, a soldier's lifestyle.

Bible Summary. Many of us have feelings of emptiness and have no passion for life. A passion for life comes from fulfilling our purpose in life. Because God is our Creator, we must seek Him to find our purpose and passion in life. Until we are willing to put our trust in God, we cannot sustain a passion for life. See below for commentary and Biblical advice on having a passion for life.

Romans 6:13. Overcoming temptation is a spiritual battle. It is easy to believe that if we are tempted that we will sin. This is not true. God will not put us in a position where we have no choice but to sin. Now temptation can come from about anything to include a member of the opposite sex, money, drugs, food, alcohol, possessions that we do not have, and so on.

John 6:27. Most of us think of work success in terms of salary increase, promotion, and recognition. From a Biblical perspective God does want to see us blessed materially, but He desires for us to focus on spiritual things first. True work success is measured in the eternal things of God.

Bible Summary. At one time or another we all ask ourselves, “what is the meaning of life?”. The Bible provides us a simple answer. We are here for God's pleasure. We are here to glorify, honor, and love God. We may think that we have many choices in life, but in reality we have only two choices and one purpose.

Jude 21. Good values come from God. The Bible teaches us that we must value God above everything else. Jude 21 says, “Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life”. Keeping ourselves in the love of God is the ultimate, good value. God is love and His love is what we should value above all things.

Deuteronomy 30:19. When you are having feelings of being unloved, you are in a time of transition. This could be problems with your marriage or any of your relationships. The real problem is your relationship with God. If you are feeling unloved, you are out of relationship with God.

Romans 8:10. Righteousness is a religious value we should all aspire to because it will bring us eternal life with God. From a Christian perspective, righteousness means to be in right standing with God. Because we are all born in sin (disobedience to God), the only way we can be in right standing with God is through Jesus.

Romans 8:6. According to the Bible your religious values determine your future in life and in the hereafter. If you have religious values that are spiritually-minded such as truth, goodness, and love, you will have a life of peace and joy. This is what Jesus teaches us if we will believe Him. These are the things of the Spirit and of God.

Proverbs 4:23. The Bible says, "Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life" (Proverbs 4:23). We may see our circumstances or even our own natural abilities as our biggest problems, but it is really our heart where problems start and end. If we strive daily to keep our heart in check, bad thoughts and actions will cease from materializing in our lives.

1 Corinthians 9:25. Christians have a higher inspiration to have self-control than a Olympic athlete. An Olympic athlete is inspired by the opportunity to win a gold medal. Many Olympic athletes train for the Olympics for years and they have great self-control and discipline. On the other hand, Christians have a greater inspiration to obtain and maintain self-control and not to sin.

Ecclesiastes 7:12. The supernatural knowledge of God is far superior to all the knowledge and resources of man. Studying the accumulative knowledge of man will bring you wisdom, but it is only a worldly wisdom that is of use in this world. This wisdom will not prepare you for spiritual things of life (supernatural things outside your five senses) and for the here-after.