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A few weeks ago when I was at church camp with our youth group, the pastor made a statement during one of his evening messages that really stuck with me. He said: If Jesus and I disagree, I am always wrong. My first thought was, “Well duh. Of course Jesus is always right.” But then there was this little ping of conviction in my heart, and a second thought came to my mind, “Jesus may always be right, but I don’t always act like I believe that.”
Read MoreLet me ask you a question. When you pray and ask God for something, how do you go about asking Him? Do you beg Him over and over to give you exactly what you want? Do you try to negotiate with God saying, “If You do this for me, then I’ll do this for you”? Or do you pray with a submissive heart, asking that the Lord work out His will in your life?
Read MoreA few months ago during one of our share/prayer times, my friend Meredith was praying for me. I can’t remember exactly what she was praying about, but there was one statement she made during her prayer that stuck out to me, so much so that as soon as she said “amen,” I grabbed my phone and wrote down the statement she made.
Read MoreWhen we have hardened hearts – when we don’t have a posture of humility and teachability – the work God does within us hurts. It stings. It’s uncomfortable. And it pokes at our pain points. A hardened heart makes conviction so much more painful than it needs to be. And it makes it a lot more difficult for us to grow and mature in our faith.
Read MoreThink about when you first accepted Christ. Most likely at the very beginning, you had a childlike faith. You may have actually been a child when you accepted Christ. But even if you weren’t and you accepted Christ later in life, you were still so heavily reliant on your Heavenly Father because following Jesus was so new to you. You had a wonder about you when it came to your faith, an excitement surrounding the time you spent with God.
Read MoreYes, you read the title correctly. And no, I didn’t mean to say “fall” instead of “fail.” I think so often, when we get prideful, when we think we’ll never fail in certain ways, that pride and arrogance is what precedes our biggest mistakes and slip-ups.
Read MoreA couple of years ago when I was visiting my parents, my little sister Danielle came by the house and brought the five kids she was nannying with her. (Yes, I said five kids. And did I mention they were all under the age of 10 at the time? Clearly my sister is a special kind of human.)
Read MoreOne day while I was working from home, my little sister Danielle came by the house and brought the five kids she nannied with her. (Yes, I said five kids. And did I mention they’re all under the age of 10? Clearly my sister is a special kind of human.)
Read MoreThink about when you first accepted Christ. Most likely at the very beginning, you had a childlike faith. You may have actually been a child when you accepted Christ. But even if you weren’t and you accepted Christ later in life, you were still so heavily reliant on your Heavenly Father because following Jesus was so new to you. You had a wonder about you when it came to your faith, an excitement surrounding the time you spent with God.
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