This is a message from the HSSA—the Holiday Spiritual Safety Administration—with a few reminders to help make your holiday season safe and successful. 1. To optimize your experience with your fellow passengers, we recommend staying in a humble attitude, and in thankfulness for every good thing in your life. Look for opportunities to bless those …
Love is Your Voice
Anger says, "No one respects you." Bitterness says, "You deserve to judge them." Fear says, "You’re powerless, and will fail and get hurt if you try." Despair says, "Your life means nothing." Love says, "You are so completely and unceasingly loved that no one can drain hope, peace, or joy from your life any more. …
Celebrate Your Freedom
When the Bible says to forgive as you’ve been forgiven (Eph. 4:23), it's not there to sound philosophical or poetic. It's a big deal. There’s no new life without receiving forgiveness, and there’s no growing in that new life without giving it away freely. Every time someone offends you, there’s a choice: hold on to …
God’s Language is Love
Fairly often I get asked how you know if you're actually hearing God, rather than being deceived by the enemy. Almost always the "Satan appears as an angel of light" verse from 2 Corinthians 11 is quoted as reason for their fear of not knowing God's authentic voice. The answer is in God’s character and …
Overthrowing Fear
Most of your battles are less about dealing with the circumstances around you than what will win the fight for the empty space inside of you. You have to occupy love, or fear will occupy you. When you let present pain grow into fears of future hurt, loss, and failure, those fears turn into filters …
Equip Your Spirit 