I think that many Christians have been indoctrinated with the idea that they don't have to do anything and it will all come to them as it should, and if it doesn't, then it wasn't meant to be. That's pretty much the same as saying that only some of us are predestined to be saved [...]
Choosing laziness will always make you feel worse. For example, if you’re sitting on the sofa eating popcorn and watching the fifth episode of a series, you’ve chosen to stay sitting there and snack rather than get up and do something that leaves you feeling satisfied. Picture the feeling of a library book dropped back, [...]
If you can't hear God's response on something that's important to you — and no matter what anyone says, you still want solid confirmation that you should move forward or stay safe (an illusion, if ever there was one) — the closest thing you'll get to hearing God is hearing him speak through your inner [...]
If it's time to make a decision and everyone around you is telling you it's not such a great idea, but all you do is fire back all the reasons why it is, it usually means it's a terrible idea. If it's time to make a decision and you know deep in your heart that [...]
I've been thinking about engagements and marriage lately, why people choose the ones they choose, and how all that played out in real life over the years once married. I have no regrets, but when I think of the standards I had for a future spouse back in my early 20s, I think they'd be [...]
I have a friend who did something that hurt me about ten years ago. She's not that close of a friend anymore, and it's not because of what she did; it's because she can't let it go. Every time she sees me, she brings up "the thing," as if her focus on it will somehow [...]
David's name means beloved. What if he didn't know he was loved? What if he'd decided he wasn't worth loving? What if his lack of self love in turn caused him to lack love for others? What if that lack of love made him not care if his people's enemies mocked his people and their [...]
A collection of thoughts I've had: We've been religious for decades about the words that come out of our mouths, but it's not about the words, it's about the hearts behind the words. Once your heart is whole, you don't have to focus on what comes out of your mouth. You can just focus on [...]
Back in my teens, I often ran to the front just as quickly as the one beside me when there was an altar call. "Will you go to the nations?" "Will you change the world?" "Will you obey the call and sacrifice it all?" "Yes, yes, a thousand times yes." It was such a noble [...]
When people break your heart, and they surely will ... With what will you fill the bleeding, gaping cracks? Wet cement or fiery, liquid gold? Wet cement will certainly harden well. Leave that heart fortified. Powerful Gold, on the other hand, is a soft, weak metal. Weathers poorly. But oh, how it shines in the [...]
