Luke 7:2-5 - At that time the highly valued slave of a Roman officer was sick and near death. When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some respected Jewish elders to ask him to come and heal his slave. So they earnestly begged Jesus to help the man. “If anyone deserves your help, he does,” they said, “for he loves the Jewish people and even built a synagogue for us....
Luke 18:13 - People were also bringing babies to Jesus for him to place his hands on them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them. But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it....
Our lives are full of decisions. In fact, some studies suggest that we make 35000 decisions a day! Whether or not you believe that statistic, you can probably attest to the fact that you make quite a number of decisions each day. The majority of these decisions are made almost automatically, without much thought or deliberation. You probably don’t think too hard before deciding to brush your teeth in the morning, for example....