Many times in the Holy Book, a writer described the path to a place of wonder. If you want more grace, find the path in James 4:6-10. If you want to be perfect, find the path in James 1. If you want provision, find the path in Matthew 6:25-34. If you want to find fellowship with Jesus, find the path in 1 John 1:1-4. If you want to understand the […]
Category Archives: Discipleship
Yoked to Burden
Finding a burden can lead you to powerful prayer. Praying with the burden can lead you to effective prayer, because you are asking Yahweh to do what He wants done. Finding yourself as the answer to your prayer is discovering your calling – the matching of a yoke to the burden you have already accepted. What troubles you the most in the earth? What is your greatest burden? Follow it […]
Looking for the Kingdom
It is true that when we seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, we will find all provision. It is not true that we will be free from conflict or accusation or assault. It is through hardships that we must enter the Kingdom. Be awesome. Romans 5:1-5 John 16:33 Acts 14:21-22
Repenting, Public and Private
Should it ever happen that on some day you do something that the Holy Spirit convicts you of as sin, you should repent of it with depth of heart and permanent change. “Repent” means a responsive change of mind: you thought a certain way or believed a certain thing, then something happened, and now you think a different way or believe a different thing. Should it ever happen that on […]
Less Than Human
If my answer to excuse my failure is ever, “Well, I am only human,” should I feel less than human when I walk righteously? If it is my nature to do stupid things, am I not living up to my real nature when I walk in wisdom? Would such unnatural behavior be failure to be honest to my identity? Jesus said to the people who gathered to hear what we […]
Pleasing Jesus
Maturity, in my estimation, is measurable by how quickly a person responds to a situation (without regard for whether the situation is opportunity or danger), with a response that has been birthed in the Fruit of the Spirit listed by Paul in Galatians 5:22-23. A further, more refined look at the issue becomes, in my estimation, how quickly a person’s motivation for having the correct response to a situation is […]
Best Possible Exercise
Physical Therapists have discovered the best possible exercise program for your particular physical issues and body type. It is the exercise program that you will actually do. There may be 1476 other programs that have the potential for greater strength impact or weight loss or other changes in your life, but the one that you will actually do faithfully is the only one that will actually make any difference at […]
Fearful Service
“Then the man who had received one talent also approached and said, ‘Master, I know you. You’re a difficult man, reaping where you haven’t sown and gathering where you haven’t scattered seed. So I was afraid and went off and hid your talent in the ground. Look, you have what is yours.’ “But his master replied to him, ‘You evil, lazy slave! If you knew that I reap where I […]
Imaginary Friend
Almost everyone had imaginary friends when they were children. Even Barbie and GI Joe fit into our friendships. Pups and cats were the victims of thousands of hours of one-sided conversations. The adult version of imaginary friends is FaceBook. Graduating from that use of our imaginations to interacting with Jesus as a Friend is quite a leap. He is not imaginary; He is more real than any of the people […]
Costs of the Harvest
If I purchase a vehicle, the amount which I pay for it will be stuck in my mind. If I have to then take it to a mechanic for expensive repairs, that fee will be added to the cost in my mind. Jesus, though, did not look at the cost of having us any longer than it took to come up with the payment. He paid the price on the […]