Obedience Is Not a Dirty Word
You can ask God for anything you want; you can dream; you can hope; you can believe he has your best life in mind, but the bottom line is that his plans are better and his dreams go higher than yours. So when you next talk to God and you [...]
Expectation Is the Worst
Of all the things that cripple people from being all they can be, expectation is the worst. Expectation is very different to hope, because it usually sets a standard to be attained that is nigh impossible to reach--one that says that you must the brightest, the best, the shiniest at [...]
Blessing the Married Couples
A few years ago, my daughter was at a ministry school where she was taught all sorts of valuable things. She sent a text message one afternoon that said the following: "They're blessing all the married couples' sex lives right now. Passing it on!" My first thought was: How did [...]
Obedience and Happiness
I've been thinking a lot these days about obedience and how big of a part it plays in our relationship with God. In recent years, there has been what seems to be a downplay of the word, of the acts that imply mute submission to a supreme God when the [...]
Expectation Is the Worst Obstacle
Of all the things that cripple people from being all they can be, expectation is the worst. Expectation is very different to hope, because it usually sets a standard to be attained that is nigh impossible to reach--one that says that you must the brightest, the best, the shiniest at [...]
One Thing That Is Profoundly True
In everything you've gone through in the last few years, there's one thing that is profoundly true--God is with you. God is with you. Whether income was non-existent, or anguish hit, or business was shrinking, or health failed, or you couldn't do what you loved, he was with you. He's [...]