The Bible promises us that we as believers are more than conquerors. Yet so many live in defeat. What is wrong? How can these words be real in each life? The words of the Bible can be so much rhetoric if we can’t relate them to our lives. How can we defeat the enemy we are dealing with? What are the gods that try to defeat us? Alcohol. Drugs. Jealousy. Anger. Fear. Etc. Reason – Failing to recognize the enemy…
What does your life feel like each day? Stressed? Is it fragmented? Do you feel torn to pieces? Is there so much going on that it feels like a spinning merry-go-round? We all have many roles to play – parent, student/employee, leader, wife/husband, brother/sister. We are made up of many roles which switch at a moment’s notice. Often we don’t finish one responsibility before another is pushing in on us. We begin to feel fragmented, torn to pieces, stretched beyond our…
Is your Christian life empowered by the supernatural or not all that you had hoped for or expected? Is it empowered by the supernatural or by your efforts? Much of the time we Christians think that it is up to us to live the Christian life by our efforts. How many of us invite God into our lives then wonder why life does not go so well? We try harder. We pray more, read the Bible more, etc. We want…
What if everything we did was an act of worship to God from a united heart? Or is my heart divided? Just thinking today and letting it come through this keyboard… Divided heart We tend to divide our lives into secular and sacred. Ordinary secular life activities like daily tasks, employment, shoveling snow, washing dishes, home repairs and grocery shopping. And the sacred or spiritual part of our lives is spent in prayer, Bible reading and going to church. Is…
Do you have a focused life? As the sailor locates his position on the sea by “shooting” the sun, so we may get our moral bearings by looking at God. We must begin with God. We are right when and only when we stand in a right position relative to God, and we are wrong so far and so long as we stand in any other position. A.W.Tozer, The Pursuit of God, The Gutenberg Project, eBook, p. 101 When we…
“It was not a cramped, circumspect, compromised life, but a life lived in a kind of wild, joyful, full-throated freedom — that was what it was to obey God.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer Why obey? John 15:11 says These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. What was Jesus talking about right before that statement? He was talking about keeping His commandments and abiding in His love. Joy in…
I know this post is a little long, but will you have a conversation with me about life’s little irritations? I was just listening to a preacher, a well-known preacher, talking about standing firm. With the armor of God, on us— the whole armor of God. And to be able to stand and to fight the spiritual warfare. But it left me with some questions. What did he mean exactly by spiritual warfare in my daily life? I’m not in…
Valuable Have you ever lost something you considered very valuable, something precious to you? How did that make you feel? Did you know that is what happened to God? In the Garden of Eden, He lost His created beings to another. They were traitors. How did He feel? Did His lost people care that they were lost? Don’t know. But, He did. Before we came to Christ, did we care that we were lost? To the end of getting them…
Following Jesus Christ is learning how to live the kingdom way. Do you want a deeper walk with God? Are you unsure of what you believe and how to stand firm? Do you want to make a difference in the lives of your family, friends, or co-workers? Is your spiritual life dry and lifeless? Here are five habits that can change your life. Five habits for spiritual growth View all through the eyes of eternity. Trust me, this will give…
Life can get overwhelming at times. We are encouraged to be strong. We can do it, etc. But, what if we can’t? Anxiety creeps in and we begin to worry. I give you good news. We weren’t meant to be strong. We weren’t meant to carry loads. We weren’t meant to meet all the difficulties with our own resources. That is not what we created to do. We were meant to be constantly connected to God who has unlimited resources….
