If your honor, your reputation, your existence is shaped by what others think of you, then you're gonna have a crummy life and an extremely weak faith. But, if your honor, your reputation, your life is secure in the One who made you, who forgives you, who saves you, then you will have a blessed life and a shatter-proof faith.
The Waiting Game
One of the things I’ve learned about God over my lifetime is that He is OK when we question His motives or timing. He understands that in our humanity we can’t understand His divinity.
Potato Chips
Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this: The faithful love of the LORD never ends! His mercies never cease.Lamentations 3:21-22 (NLT) I love potato chips. I mean, what’s not to like? They’re crunchy, salty, and oh so good! And, I’m a little weird, too, when it comes to a good dip toContinue reading "Potato Chips"
No Joy Routine
When our worship times together become just a series of steps to take in order to say we “did it well,” then we’re doing it all wrong.
Inconvenient Truth
In our Christian message, sometimes we tend to not want to talk about the inconvenient truths that are contained in Scripture – or we tend to ignore them. Why? Because they will require us to change how we behave and think. It will cause us an inconvenience. And yet, we’re called to teach, learn, and apply every piece of truth from God.
Plow the Field
Plowing a field is a really slow process to do right. You drive the tractor quite slowly, ensuring the plow digs in nice and deep into the dirt. Go too fast (trying to take a shortcut) and the blades just skip over the surface. In other words, it takes time to get things just right for a healthy crop to grow. It’s the same when it comes to our spiritual life.
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