The Bible says we should spend time around people who honor God. Those who are in gangs do not honor Him.Gangs are often centered around violence, drugs, and alcohol. These activities do not honor God or draw us closer to Him. Instead, they often have the purpose of doing evil.The Bible tells us we should be careful who we interact with. If we are

Being shy isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but God can help you to stop being afraid of other people.One way to stop being so shy is to ask God to help you be brave each time you think about it. Take a look at what the Lord told Joshua, who didn't think he was able to lead God’s people: "...Be strong and brave. Do not be terrified. Do not lose hope.

A budget is a helpful tool for managing your money.The word "budget" is not used in the Bible, but the Bible does talk about stewardship. Stewardship means taking good care of the money that has been given into our care. We may work for the money, but we are only given the ability to work from God. Without God’s blessings in our lives, we wouldn’t

All Christians are part of the body of Christ.The Bible calls the church the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:27). Every Christian is part of this body (1 Corinthians 12:20, 27). Just like a human body, Christians work together with their different abilities to help one another and serve God (Romans 12:4).Which part of the body are you? You can ans

Trust that God is taking care of you.Everyone feels afraid sometimes, and fear can help us stay away from dangerous things like mean dogs and strangers. If you have not trusted Jesus as your Savior, you should be afraid of facing the punishment for sin—death. By dying on the cross, Jesus took that punishment for sinners who trust Him.If you have tr

Yes, the Bible teaches some things are either right or wrong.Sometimes a decision is a matter of which choice you like better. Should I eat chocolate ice cream or vanilla? Should I play basketball or volleyball? Other choices are either right or wrong. God gives many commands in the Bible about the things we should do as Christians and things we sh

God used men to write the Bible and had them say exactly what He wanted.God gave the Bible to speak to us, so it's called "God's Word." Every word in the Bible's 66 smaller books comes from God. But He used many people to write His Word. The books of the Bible were written over hundreds of years by special people God chose, such as Moses, David, an

We honor God when we obey Him and show Him how special and amazing we think He is.Honoring God is like honoring your parents or honoring a king or a president. These people are in charge of us or "in authority" over us, so we should value them greatly and try to please them. We should want to please God even more because He is the only perfect Fath

"I am going to send you what my Father has promised. But for now, stay in the city. Stay there until you have received power from heaven" (Luke 24:49).As Jesus began to teach, heal, and perform miracles, thousands of people flocked to try to see Him. Some wanted to hear Him teach, others wanted to ask Him questions, some wanted to be healed. Soon J

God doesn't have a body like a person that we can see.We don't know what God looks like because we can't see Him. He is invisible to us because He doesn't have a body like man. God isn't like us. He knows everything, can do anything, and is everywhere at once.Although we can't see God, we can know about Him. God tells us about Himself in the Bible.

God allows the consequences of sin in the world, but He will one day make all things right.God is all-powerful, all-wise, and all-good. He created the world as a perfect, good place for people to enjoy as they loved and obeyed God. But Adam and Eve, the first people, disobeyed God. Because God is a holy and just Judge, sin brought the horrible cons

Before the universe was created, God lived joyfully alone in eternity as the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit).It's hard for our human minds to understand that God has no beginning—that He always has been and always will be. So what was He doing for so long before He created the world we call home? Before time began, all three members of the T

Angels have many purposes, but their main purpose is to serve God and worship Him.Angels worship God, serve Him, serve the people God saves, deliver messages, fight spiritual battles, carry out God’s judgment, and help people understand God’s Word. Angels are unique creatures God has created and they have a big responsibility to serve God and help

Unbelievers will be judged, and the world will be destroyed.Jesus is going to return to the earth someday! He will take the people who believe in Him to heaven. Soon after, all the people will be judged, the world will be destroyed, and Jesus will make a new heaven and a new earth. Believers will live with God forever in heaven. But those who didn'

Jesus is in heaven with God, but He didn’t leave you alone! The Holy Spirit is with you.We have all heard so many stories about Jesus and we would all love to meet Him, to actually see Jesus like the disciples did. As we read about Jesus in the Bible, the story of His time on earth ends as He rises into heaven right before His disciples’ eyes. Then

God used dreams in the Bible to tell people things.In the Bible, God would use dreams to tell a person about the future or to give them instruction. One of the people God communicated with through dreams was Joseph. God told Joseph in a dream about an upcoming famine (Genesis 41).Daniel was another person God spoke to through dreams. God told Danie

Since the Bible is God's Word, it is the truth.The entire Bible is true and really happened. Many of the stories seem hard to believe because they're miracles performed by God. But God is all-powerful and never lies, so we should believe all these miracles. The Bible has been proven true. In the Bible, many prophecies (stories about what's going to

Jesus is the only person who was perfect, even as a child.God sent His Son, Jesus, to earth as a baby. He grew up like we do, learning to walk, talk, and take care of Himself. But unlike everyone else, Jesus never did anything wrong. He never sinned by doing bad things. He never stole anything or disobeyed His parents or said bad words or mean thin

Gideon was the fifth judge of Israel. He was also known as the greatest Judge of Israel.There were many bad things happening to the people of Israel when God sent the angel of the Lord to Gideon. The angel of the Lord told Gideon he was going to deliver and save his people (Judges 6:12-14). Gideon belonged to the not well-known family of the Abiezr

Yes, God does get angry sometimes.Throughout the Bible we read of God’s love and mercy, His kindness and patience. But we also read that God can be angry (Psalm 78:21; Romans 1:18).How can this be? To understand, we need to remember that God is perfect. In fact, because He is perfect, He can't bear to look upon any sin. The Bible says, "Your [God's