Clean Up
We live in a culture that is far more focused on escaping the mess than leaning into it. But there’s beauty in the mess. Don’t miss it. Honor God by honoring His people.
This is a Test
Are you anxious? Are you insecure? Or are you fighting some other kind of giant? This is a test. He’s teaching you to fight. Pass the test.
If the Lord
Have you ever had one of those days where you just know you’re running on empty? Like you went to bed drained and woke up already struggling, searching for that batch of new mercies you were promised? That was me this week. Waking up thinking, “If the Lord doesn’t come through, I don’t know how this is gonna turn out.”
Thoughts and Prayers
If we really want to see change, then “prayer” can no longer be a cultural buzzword. It has to be a biblical action word.
Leave Room
When it comes to how we perceive the “flavor” of our seasons of life, do we leave room for God to interpret what we’re tasting? Or do we refuse to entertain any reality other than the one we can see?
Favor Ain’t Fair
Have you ever heard the phrase “favor ain’t fair?” It’s one of those sayings we toss around in church circles, often intending to describe the unfair advantage that comes when the favor of God falls on your life. But I think we’ve gotten it wrong. Maybe not the phrase itself, but our use of it. Favor really isn’t fair, but not in the way we might have thought.
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.
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.
Reset
I recently got a new phone, and like nearly everybody else, I wanted to get it for as cheap as possible (since when did the cost of a phone exceed the cost of my monthly mortgage? Who approved this?!) Getting the discount meant I had to trade in my old phone, but before sending it back, I had to perform a factory reset. Wipe it completely clean and remove the sim card in order to make it useful for someone else.
And now I’m just wondering… how many of us could use a factory reset before the new year? Would we be more effective if we got rid of the old sim card, so to speak, before embarking on something new?
More importantly, how do we get there, spiritually speaking?