Interrupted by God
God’s biggest desire for your life is not to get you from here to eternity as quickly as possible. It’s for your character to be fully formed in Christ. That is why He will interrupt your life hundreds of times to lead you in His ways, not yours, along His timetable, not yours, so that you will more and more develop His heart, not yours.
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- Jun 28, 2020Interrupted by God
Interrupted by GodGod’s biggest desire for your life is not to get you from here to eternity as quickly as possible. It’s for your character to be fully formed in Christ. That is why He will interrupt your life hundreds of times to lead you in His ways, not yours, along His timetable, not yours, so that you will more and more develop His heart, not yours.
- Jun 21, 2020Family Stories That Shape Us
Family Stories That Shape UsFamily stories - both good and bad - shape our lives. What was true for Israel is true for America and is even true for us personally. But in Christ, because of Jesus, we can be a part of a new family with a new story, enfolded in His forgiveness, grace, mercy and love.
- Jun 14, 2020The Name Means Everything
The Name Means EverythingEgypt and Pharaoh did what people have done throughout history. They trusted in their gods, false gods, instead of the Lord. Like us, they saw that their gods couldn't deliver. Only the Lord is in control. Only He hears us. Only He is faithful. Only He can save.
- May 31, 2020Being Caught by the Wind
Being Caught by the WindThe Holy Spirit is not an idea or an experience. He’s a person to be received. You cannot contain Him, but you can be filled with Him. You cannot control Him, but you can be released by Him. You can’t fit Him into your mold, but you can let Him remold and reshape you. You can't catch the Wind, but the Wind can catch you.
- May 24, 2020Rejoice in Christ-Sufficiency
Rejoice in Christ-SufficiencyWhen self-sufficiency is the real desire of our hearts, two things will happen: (1) We will never know true contentment. (2) We will inevitably worship and live for something else other than God. Self-sufficiency is an illusion. Christ-sufficiency is the key! That is true freedom! That is true contentment! That is true joy!
- May 17, 2020Rejoice in Opportunities to be Generous
Rejoice in Opportunities to be GenerousConsciously or unconsciously, every one of us is developing a spirit of greed or generosity. Which do you want to model? The fruit of joy in Christ is a generous spirit. The generosity of Jesus flows out of us because of what He has done in us.
- May 10, 2020Rejoice in Doing the Right Thing
Rejoice in Doing the Right ThingOne of the fruits of joy in Christ is doing the right even when it’s hard and even when no one else is. It often means stopping the self-justification, admitting we were wrong, changing what we think and how we think, and living as the redeemed people in Jesus that we now are.
- May 3, 2020Rejoice with Thanksgiving
Rejoice with ThanksgivingAnxiety is real. While not everyone will suffer from extreme anxiety, everyone will struggle with it sometime. The question is if we will be Problem-Centered or Jesus-Centered when we do.
- Apr 26, 2020Rejoice with Gentleness
Rejoice with GentlenessIn the world we live in, anger and aggression begets self-justification, which begets more anger and aggression. That's normal and we're miserable for it. The spirit of Jesus produces something very different. Jesus' gentleness in us creates a spiral of gentleness toward others.
- Apr 19, 2020The Source of Lasting Joy
The Source of Lasting JoyJoy doesn't come our way because we work hard and earn it or because we have enough merit to deserve it. It's a gift from God that we receive when we realize what we have received in Jesus, instead of what we deserved.
