Category: christianity

Guardrails for Guidance: Only Buy the Real thing

Be sure to test out your revelations before you palm them off on somebody else as being from God. If you do miss it, be willing to admit it. It will give you more credibility, not less. There’s no hurry, we have all eternity, and a God who knows the end from the beginning.

Life is Draining: Stay Tanked Up

Have you ever felt like life has drained you of your spiritual vigor, like you don’t have enough faith to face the things that are coming at you? Most of us have. Fortunately, the Bible shows us how we can stay tanked up, ready to quench fiery darts and move mountains.

Unexpected opportunities

Going to church is not just a box on our to-do list. God wants us to worship Him in Spirit and in truth. He wants us to open our hearts to the teaching of the Word, and to impact and be impacted by the other precious people we meet along the way. Be ready for unexpected opportunities.

Guardrails for Guidance: Hearing God’s Voice in a Noisy World

If we are honest in our desire to please God, not self, our first step is to check our own heart. We’re all still human after all. Most of our thinking is about us. We all have our own experiences, needs, and desires. We naturally interpret things through those lenses. Because of this, a heart check may be in order.

A failed apostle, four different viewpoints, and a one-eared servant

God knows us each by name. Everyone you meet today, including you, has a role to play. We're all important and necessary, but we can't do it alone. If He can use a failed apostle, four different viewpoints, and a one-eared servant to impact the world, He can use you!