We compare our monotonous, humdrum or even dark, painful moments to our friends’ highlight reels and we’re left in a hurricane of inadequacy, feeling ashamed, not enough.
There’s a difference between viewing and seeing. What if one is changing your ability to do the other?
If you watch how my wife and I respond when our kids fess up to something they did wrong, you might think we just watched them hit a home run. God’s this way, too. Here’s why.
Fear acts like a friend, making promises, but taking prisoners.
Into this, our story, steps Jesus. He is the author. And He is the plot twist.
Think back over your life in the past three months. What were your most meaningful moments? With the possible exception of a Skype or Face Time call with a far-away . . .
One of our greatest and deepest human needs is to be naked. We were not created to hide ourselves, whether behind clothes, possessions, achievements, or titles. Nor were we made . . .
They seemed to sense insecurity like wolves drawn to blood.
What keeps us from living life as though God is really with us? More importantly, do we really want to?
Wait? Jesus wants me to learn from my kids about receiving?