And that’s why God didn’t make us like robots. Instead, He gave our original parents the ability to love Him—or even reject Him. True love requires the ability to respond. But you know what happened. Satan told Adam and Eve that God was deceiving them (which was a lie), and if they obeyed him instead of God, they’d become like God.

But God is not responsible for these terrible things – because the world was perfect when He created it – and so were we. The Bible says that after God created the world, “God saw all that he had made, and it was very good” (Genesis 1:31). God is perfect – and all He made was perfect also. What went wrong?

In fact, God loves you—and once you discover this truth, your life will never be the same. I hope you won’t dismiss what I just said as mere empty words—for they aren’t. Admittedly I don’t fully understand why some people go through life without serious physical problems, while others (such as yourself) struggle with limitations all ...

From that point on, Satan would forever stand opposed to God and try to block His work at every opportunity. The Bible says, “How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star. … You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of …

The Bible says, “Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments” (Psalm 119:73). This is what God desires, for us to learn from Him. We came from Him—and our greatest joy will come from giving ourselves back to Him, and learning to walk with Him every day until we return to Him.

The Bible says, “God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him” (1 John 4:16). You are right, however: God knew we were going to abuse our freedom and turn our backs on Him—and when we did, suffering and death descended on us.

A well-known American writer many years ago wrote an article titled, “I Am Sick of Sex.” By this she meant that she was sick of seeing it everywhere. She said, “Whether I look at a newsstand or watch my television screen, it’s there before me.” But apparently millions of …

It was written as though Robin were speaking to her parents from Heaven. It drove her father, Roy Rogers, into God’s Word. From the life of this exceptional child, a new Roy Rogers was born. Dale said often that it was because the Lord sent Robin to them that she, herself, began to …

For example, over the years I’ve found that people who are self-assured and proud often don’t feel any need for God. Why envy them or wish you were like them? The Bible says, “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble” (James 4:6). At the same time, God wants to help you overcome your shyness and become more confident around ...

I don’t know why God gave us different personalities — although life would probably be a lot duller if we were all alike! But God knows what we’re like, and I want to assure you He loves you and wants to help you overcome your loneliness.