One of the biggest ways God reveals your heart and character is when He allows someone else, who you love, to suffer.
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One of the biggest ways God reveals your heart and character is when He allows someone else, who you love, to suffer.
we “Christians” get frustrated because those saved won’t “stick with it” – without first considering: maybe they were never truly saved…
It seems that far too often, we “Christians” find ourselves over-our-heads in pity, condemnation, discouragement or doubt because of this little thing called: “feelings.”
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you. When you cross rivers, you will not drown. Isaiah 43:2
looking back over my life & ministry, it's painfully obvious that I rarely did things close to perfect. I should've smiled more, said less, given bigger, listened longer and prayed more specifically.
its’ been a crazy last 3-4 months… and WE ARE READY for the next chapters!
Be defined by God's grace and not an emoji.
You know that many runners enter a race, and only one of them wins the prize. So run to win! 1 Corinthians 9:24
"It's not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential." — Bruce Lee
I've always lived by the thought, "begin with the end in mind" -- I apply this to many areas of my life (from sermon prep, to ministry focus, to financial planning, to exercise objectives, etc)…
I want to see the CHURCH, that Jesus set in motion, RISE UP and RETURN to being a community-shaking, Holy Spirit powered, world-changing, enemy-crushing, non-stop-smiling, servant-warrior family who are super courageous and explode with crazy love!
Doubt is a punk! He's a hater, poser and crippler. He causes you to focus on your feelings and fears. He distracts you from spending time with Jesus and reading God's Word.
