Entries by Kylie Kristeen

If Only

There is something He knows that we don’t. Something is brewing that we can’t see. We get focused on the disappointment, the frustration of interrupted plans, all the while forgetting that we are part of a bigger plan.

The Truth Is

Last week, we discovered that we’ve been lied to; told that we can live consumed with culture and sprinkle Christianity in, as long as it doesn’t challenge our comfort. But the truth is, our God is a jealous one. He doesn’t share, and lordship can’t exist in compromise. Christianity was never intended to make us comfortable.

We’ve Been Lied To

Culture and Christianity were not meant to coexist without conflict. By definition, they cannot agree. The rise of one often coincides with the decline of the other. And in the meantime, we’ve been convinced that we can be both followers of Jesus and proponents of the culture. They told us we could have both. They lied.

The Cry of Maybe

This is all Kingdom work. We are on assignment.

And yet, Jesus still cares about what makes us cry. Whether we’re triggered because our ice cream cone fell on the sidewalk or we’re just overflowing with grief over the life we thought we’d have, He cares.

Reality Check

On the other side of our five senses, there is battle raging. We can’t always see its soldiers, but we can experience the impact of their weapons. Scripture declares that no weapon formed against us will prosper. But does that mean they won’t wound?

Count the Cost

Commitment has a cost, and in our conversations, we’ve always focused on our commitments to Jesus. Scripture is very clear that we have to count the cost of choosing to follow Jesus, but I wonder… is it possible to know how expensive this pursuit is really going to be?

Does the cost account for inflation? Years, maybe even decades later, are we still willing to pay?

Hearing Voices

We don’t have to heed every bit of instruction just because it sounds like wisdom. In fact, this may even lead us astray. Remember the Garden of Eden? The serpent was crafty with his words, wrapping his lies up in truth. Or consider Jesus in the wilderness. When Satan quoted scripture to Jesus, he wasn’t lying. That was actual scripture; it was just misused. So how do you know which voice to heed? When the serpent sounds like God and the Devil memorizes more scripture than you do, how do you figure out who is telling the truth?

Expecting Miracles

Do you face impossible tasks?

Do you dream dreams that only He can bring to pass?

Are any among you sick? Hurting? Lost?

If the enemy is blatantly putting evil on display for the world, how much more should we expect the miraculous power of God to shine in the midst of darkness?

Renew

I wonder, what is God speaking into your life at this very moment that doesn’t seem to make sense? Could it be instruction for the promise He is still bringing to pass? A reminder that it’s coming, and when it does, you need to be able to care for it well. Listen up, friend. It will make sense soon. The instructions He gives now may very well be the source of your fruitfulness then.