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Endurance part 1

06/14/2016 11:58

When I think about some of the things we take for granted it's kind of amazing to me that we DO take them for granted. For instance, 1 Corinthians 13:8 tells us that charity never faileth. In the New Living Translation it is rendered, "love will last forever!" And I actually like that better....

Maximum Effort part 5

06/13/2016 13:34

I think the two hardest things in the world are 1. Doing what you don't want to do and 2. Not doing what you do want to do. Trying to go against your nature, in other words. And I think that's why religion is so frustrating. Religion tries to cram us into a box that we don't fit in. And even if we...

Maximum Effort part 4

06/12/2016 09:56

Going the extra mile for people is pretty much the definition of "rest." Because rest is NOT inactivity. Rest is Holy Spirit directed activity. And what would the Holy Spirit--the Spirit of Love--direct us to do other than love? Those who are led of the Spirit are the Son(s) of God. Because they...

Maximum Effort part 3

06/11/2016 12:54

You know what I always thought was weird? When people made fun of people for doing things for their significant others. Calling the "whipped," and whatever. I always thought, "Isn't that supposed to be the person you love the most? Why wouldn't you do things for them?" And guess what: The more I...

Maximum Effort part 2

06/10/2016 11:58

When we were kids my brothers and I would use this as a test to see if something was worth it: Would you jump a fence for it? Like, "Man, I'd jump a fence for some chocolate right now." And that meant you'd give maximum effort to get what you want. But here's the thing, "When I was a child, I spoke...

Maximum Effort part 1

06/09/2016 19:13

I want to write this Rant series for two reasons: 1. Because I think there's a pretty common misconception that "rest" is the same thing as inactivity, which couldn't be farther from the truth, and 2. Because I think it's vitally important that we understand where our effort should be directed....

Trust Issue part 5

06/08/2016 10:25

Faith comes from hearing. And hearing from the Word--which is Jesus, which is love--of God. So trust doesn't come from what we want. Hope is what we want. Faith, or trust, comes from what we know. From what we've experienced. Which can be really tricky if we put our trust soley in people. Because...

Trust Issue part 4

06/07/2016 13:27

I really think the hardest thing to do in life is to trust after you've been let down. We spend so much time trying to learn from our mistakes. To NOT get hurt in the same way over and over again. And I think that's why so many "relationships" stay right on the surface. "How you doing?" "I'm fine."...

Trust Issue part 3

06/06/2016 11:56

It's like people are more concerned with your motives than your actions. Even though we shout from the rooftops that actions speak louder than words. And I think this applies to love more than anything else. People don't trust love. Because it seems too good to be true. So they second guess your...

Trust Issue part 2

06/05/2016 11:11

If you don't have trust you can't have a relationship. And that's what God wants more than anything. He wants us to have a relationship with Him. He wants to be our God and He wants us to be His people. That's why He poured out His Spirit out on all flesh. Why He gave us His Holy Spirit. Because...

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