OUR FEELINGS FOR GOD DEPEND ON OUR MASTERY OF THE FACTS Most Christians would like to feel closer to God. We would like to feel warm affection for Him when we meet with Him for prayer and personal worship. We would like to feel loyalty to...
DOES GOD LOVE YOU MERELY BECAUSE YOU’RE A HUMAN (PROFESSIONAL), OR BECAUSE YOU ARE “YOU" (PERSONAL)? Many years ago when I first became a Christian, I struggled with being able to believe that God loved me. When I looked at all my shortcomings, my inadequacies, and...
HELP WHEN YOU’RE TOO WEARY TO WORSHIP I mentioned last week that my greatest challenges in spending time nurturing my relationship with God are fatigue and distraction, and that there are three things I do when I don’t feel like spending time with God or worshiping...
3 TIPS: WHEN YOU DON’T FEEL LIKE SPENDING TIME WITH GOD It is generally understood that one of the spiritual disciplines a Christian should have is to set aside a block of time each day - or most days - to pray, read the Word and...
WHAT LIES ARE YOU BELIEVING? Scripture calls Satan both “the father of lies” and “the destroyer.” Last week we made the point that Satan’s main strategy in the spiritual war in which we all find ourselves is to deceive us in order to destroy us. This week,...
A MAIN STRATEGY OF SATAN IS TO DECEIVE IN ORDER TO DESTROY! It does no one any good not to operate on the basis of truth. Being in touch with reality is an essential part of a well-ordered life. As Jesus said, “You shall know the truth...
AMERICA: ONE NATION UNDER GOD! Today in America we celebrate our 241st birthday. Americans are united, not by geography, not by race, not by national heritage, but by an idea: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed...
REFINE YOUR SELF IMAGE TO HELP REFINE YOUR BEHAVIOR We will never outperform our self-image. Said another way, we will always act consistently with how we see ourselves. Much self-destructive behavior, much under-achievement, much misdirected activity can be linked to the fact that we have an...
TWO STEPS TO BREAKING THE INVISIBLE ROPE SYNDROME The story is often told of how domesticated baby elephants are trained. It is said that when they are still small, they tie a their foot with a rope to a large stake in the ground. When the...
THREE TRANSFORMING TRUTHS TO ACCELERATE SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION One of the challenges I have had in the Christian life is not being able to see the forest for the trees. There are 613 commandments in the Old Testament, and 1050 commands in the New! How in the world can I...