God led Jesus to a cross, not a crown, and yet that cross ultimately proved to be the gateway to freedom and forgiveness for every sinner in the world.
The question isn’t, “What do I want to get done in the next thirty days?” but, “Who do I want to become in this next season of my life?
Simplified living is about more than doing less. It’s being who God called us to be, with a wholehearted, single-minded focus. It’s walking away from innumerable lesser opportunities in favor of the few to which we’ve been called and for which we’ve been created.
Delayed gratification is important first and foremost in training children.
In Paul’s day, instead of giving gold medals for winning first place in an Olympic event, a crown of olive or laurel leaves was placed on the winner’s head. By the time the athlete went home that night, the wreath would already be wilting and falling apart. Think of that. All that energy expended for a wreath that didn’t last beyond a day.
True friends love one another, even though we’re all a little quirky. We.
It is our responsibility to make adjustments so we can live within God’s provision and be joyfully content whether He provides a little or a lot in any given season.
If you’re too chicken to repent, then please don’t ever say Christianity is for weak people.
Courageous people are ordinary people like you and me who began at some point to face their fears rather than run from them. When.
Simplified living is about more than doing less. It’s being who God called us to be, with a wholehearted, single-minded focus. It’s walking away from innumerable lesser opportunities in favor of the few to which we’ve been called and for which we’ve been created. It’s a lifestyle that allows us, when our heads hit the pillow at night, to reflect with gratitude that our day was well invested and the varied responsibilities of our lives are in order.
It’s heartbreaking to see how some people go through their entire lives held captive by debilitating fears. When you peel back all the layers of self-protection that cover up these destructive fears, you’ll often find one or two significant events at the core. These events may not even seem all that terrifying to the casual observer, but they were just scary enough to start tripping the dominoes, causing the person to erect walls of avoidance.
Debt comes from wanting more than God’s current provision for your life and arranging other ways to get it.
When we fritter away our one and only life doing things that don’t really matter, we sacrifice the things that do matter.
The Holy Spirit lives inside you and repeatedly whispers, “Have confidence – you’re part of God’s family now.
Not only do you not do your best work in the “dangerously over-challenged” range, but if you stay in this range for very long, something in your life will break. I don’t care how resilient you are, how much energy you naturally possess, or how much mental toughness you think you have; something will break. You will not be exempt from this law. Your health, marriage, connection with your kids, relationship with God, emotional well-being – something is going to crack.
Nothing neutralizes the redemptive potential of a church faster than trying to be all things to all people. It is impossible for any one church to do it all.
Inauthenticity among the ranks of those claiming to be Christians can become an almost insurmountable barrier to belief.
God’s preferred state for humankind is that we live free from fear, experiencing shalom, or peace. From Genesis to Revelation, Scripture is packed with references that emphasize God’s desire for a fear-free, peace-filled world.
If a goal is really important to me, I discipline myself in order to achieve it.
Effective leaders are always monitoring vision leakage.
When your heart is filled every day by the kindness of the Father, you have enough of His grace overflowing that you can extend His grace to others.