PURSUING THE KINGDOM OF DARKNESS Seek first the kingdom of Heaven, and all these things will be added to you. Remember this from passage (Matthew 6:33)? What Matthew is saying here is very powerful. He’s telling us that when we seek God and His kingdom first, we take on new desires (from God). Many of… Read More Breaking Through the Wilderness of Sin: Finding Power in Jesus
WE ALL LOSE FIRST I used to hate my story. You know, the one that explains how you got from where you were “back then” to “where I am today.” I hated mine because I hated my traumas, my mistakes. I hated my decisions and the way people who were hurt by my lack of… Read More Winning the Battle of Inner Conflict: Loving the Story that Defines Us
EVOLUTIONARY DISMISSAL For the unspiritual, life isn’t two-hold, it’s one-fold. This life is the only one. For believers in spirituality, or specifically in Jesus, life and death have depth to them based on the understanding that we are more than our corporeal bodies existing as matter within other matter (the atmosphere). There is weight and… Read More Pointless Argument for a Meaningless Life
What does it really mean to be present? For years I’ve found myself lost in rumination, thinking of anything from the menial to heavy to the abstract: evaluating, analyzing, contemplating, dreaming, but not being present. A part of me acknowledges that a lot of that was just me having a creative, active imagination with a… Read More Honing in on Purpose
All of my hope, all of my faith, all of my trust, and all of my purpose is in Christ, and Christ alone. Where is yours? When I look at the world today, I have pity—but not fear. I am constantly reminded of the reasons why I know we are called to be the light… Read More God Is In Control
NUMBNESS OF HEART Pain is arguably among the most universal sources of faithlessness. Many blame God for their pain and deny His existence because they refuse to accept the concept of a God who allows suffering. Many people attempt to hide their response to pain with stoicism. Some are convinced they have “overcome” pain with a… Read More Departing from Stoicism: Allowing Ourselves to Feel
ROOTS OF PASSION FOR WISDOM As I’ve grown older, knowledge has become somewhat less important to me, and wisdom has become more prominent. What influenced the change is recognizing that knowledge doesn’t bring me any closer to understanding myself on a personal level, whereas wisdom challenges the very roots of my character, pushing me towards… Read More God’s Wisdom Breathes Jesus’ Love For Us
Many times we get stuck thinking God has grown silent. Maybe what’s really happened is we haven’t yet figured out how to discern His voice from the noise of the world. Sometimes, I even find God’s silence to be most satisfying response. LISTENING TO SILENCE When I pray, I know God is listening. I don’t always… Read More God’s Voice Amidst the Battle Cry of Life
God knew what He wanted with humanity far before He even breathed the Big Bang. All of creation was done for Jesus and by Jesus, and that makes the story of creation that much more beautiful, saturated in sentiment. OUR LOVE STORY WITH GOD While many people look shamefully towards the cross, the cross represents… Read More Paving the Path For Trusting God: Part 2
LOVING OURSELVES BY RECEIVING GOD’S LOVE Loving yourself is not selfish. Loving yourself requires as much humility as the reverence in seeing yourself the way God sees you. Many tend to lean in the opposite direction, capitalizing on the notion that loving ourselves should be most important above everything else. This leads to a selfish… Read More Being the Miracle to Others that God is to Us All
