Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do to help is not say a word. Just listen. The more positive impact you want your words and actions to have, the longer they need to soak in grace, hope, kindness, patience, wisdom, and love while they’re still thoughts.
Head Thataway
How do you know if it’s God speaking to your heart, a deception, or just your own thoughts? Because the enemy sucks at faking love, joy, peace, and kindness. And you’re not so great at it either. Even if you don’t have all the answers (or even all the questions) for what you’re facing, when …
You Are Royalty
I know you know this, but we all need a reminder sometimes. Your Heavenly Father isn’t testing you to see if you’re good enough, and he’s not punishing you when you’re not. He is, however, brilliant at using the difficult circumstances of this world to train you to be amazing at overcoming them. God saw …
Mission Control
The fruit of the Spirit of self-control doesn’t get a lot of attention, but it should. It’s a culmination of all the others—love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness , faithfulness, and gentleness (Galatians 5:22-23). “Mindfulness” is a buzzword right now. Self-control is mindfulness in action. Self-control is the strength to hear what God is saying …
Just Another Thought
Tolerance isn’t the neutralizing of all beliefs to the lowest common denominator. All that produces is a groupthink culture that shames and punishes those who don’t conform. Genuine tolerance is loving you as much as I love myself, even if I think what you believe is bat-crap crazy. “You think God is distant and wrathful …
Equip Your Spirit 