You are only one small piece to a much larger puzzle. Before the puzzle comes together and begins to reflect the image of its Maker, the other pieces have to be gathered. If you can’t see the whole image in your own life yet, wait for the other pieces to show up. God has to make them aware that something is missing the same way He made you aware of it.
Are God’s promises contingent upon our correct behavior? Can a moment of bad behavior disqualify us from the care of a good God?
Satan is an opportunist, and we are most vulnerable when we are in pain. If I were your enemy, that’s the exact time I’d choose to deceive you
As Christians, our entire experience resides in the space between “I can’t” and “God can.” So – question of the day – how do we make the most of our actions while leaving room for Him to take action?
Ok – right to the point today… I feel a bit convicted. After a week of struggle and Hannah-crying-out-in-the-temple kind of pain for longings yet unmet, I find myself tempted to throw in the towel. And not in a “let go and let God” type of way. More like a “is it time to just accept that God doesn’t want this for me?” way.
What kind of religion can be altered at the hands of man? If we can manipulate it to be what we want it to be, to accept what we want it to accept, then we don’t actually have a God – we are the gods. And quite frankly, sin has messed us up way too much to have that kind of power. If your faith is influenced by cultural ideology, then your faith is faulty at best.
Maybe the presence of anxiety isn’t always an indicator of something bad. What if anxiety is an opportunity to trust God more?
Change is coming. It will be good. And hard. Faith-building, and faith-testing. Just like this season has been.
We can expect change. We should expect to see the things we pray for. But if we fix our eyes on that expectation, we will miss out on the best parts of our lives now.
We may not wrestle with flesh and blood, but that doesn’t mean we don’t fight. You have an enemy, and he has one mission: steal, kill, destroy.
So what are you going to do about it?
Walls – like the one I wish I could rip out in my condo – can be synonymous with obstacles. They keep people out. Or keep people in, depending on which side you stand on. And our human resolve often causes us to be obsessed with obliterating obstacles.