OUR DESIRES WILL CHANGE The journey of seeking the Kingdom of God isn’t a label, it’s an ongoing process towards a destination. Jesus tells us to seek God’s Kingdom first (above all else) and our desires will be added to us (Matthew 6:33). In other words, once we’ve established God’s Kingdom as our destination (our… Read More Seeking the Kingdom of God FIRST: What It Means to Let the Dead Bury the Dead
ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT PERFECT FAITH Christianity isn’t about perfection. Lots of us hold onto the fallacy that faith means we’re supposed to reflect perfection in some way by means of our belief in God. There’s a reason that’s fallacious—spoiler alert: we never achieve perfection here in this life. The goal is to strive to draw nearer… Read More The Fallacy of Perfection: Growing In Faith, Not Self-Deprecation
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
