1 Corinthians, Acts, Bible, friendship, God, grace, growing, Jesus, John, love, Luke, relationships, spiritual growth
You know how sometimes God puts together cute little lessons for us that all revolve around a central theme? (He could be a party planner that way. He could be on Pinterest.) Well, the lessons of the month for me are all about learning to love better. God is showing...
1 Timothy, 2 Corinthians, Bible, Exodus, Genesis, God, Isaiah, Jacob, Jesus, John, Luke, Moses, prayer, spiritual growth, truth
Unable to sleep despite needing to sleep, I went downstairs for the next best thing – coffee. I paced the length of my kitchen as the machine sputtered. The coffee maker struggled to brew as I struggled to order my thoughts. I began speaking aloud to the Lord,...
believe, Bible, faith, Genesis, God, grief, happiness, hope, Jesus, pain, Psalms, Revelation, sin, spiritual growth, trust, waiting
Over the weekend, a teacher at my church blew my mind. Allow me to plagiarize him so your mind can be blown too. (It’s okay, he probably read this idea in a book he didn’t write.) He said when Christ comes back and establishes the new earth, it will not be...
Bible, Ephesians, Facebook, God, growing, James, Jesus, pain, Philippians, Psalms, spiritual growth, trials
I shared an article on my Facebook wall the other day in which a pastor makes the case that God does give us more than we can handle. I happened to agree with this suffering Christian. However, a friend of mine who loves Jesus and the Catholic Church and knows...
Exodus, faith, God, growing, idols, meaning of life, pain, Proverbs, spiritual growth
God wants more for us than we want for ourselves. Which is awesome and terrifying all at the same time. Our hearts are so broken and bent toward sin that if someone were to ask us what we want in life, our list would be pretty self-centered. My list contains things...
Bible, Ephesians, Galatians, God, growing, Holy Spirit, Romans, spiritual growth
To: My Followers From: God Subject: Life There will be no doing this yourself. Living a life with Me as your Lord – it’s not possible in your own strength. I don’t say this because I have a superiority complex (I’m actually quite justified in...