Fear, pride, pain, and bitterness will tempt you to curse those who have wronged you (especially when they're accompanied by a political or religious spirit). To curse anyone, including yourself, is to agree with the enemy's manic obsession for people to be separated from God, to never know His love or understand their potential in …
A Matter of Life and Death
The enemy of your soul loves when you agree with his judgements of your life, relationships, and circumstances. If he can get you to think like he does, you'll live in a downward–spiraling negativism that makes you stressed, sad, bitter, self–absorbed, unapproachable, and a real delight to be around. Best of all, you'll stop listening …
Editing Your Story
In a film, I think there are at least three different movies. The one in the script, the one that is shot, and the one that comes out of editing. Originally, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" was over three hours long, and Ferris was a pretty dark, cynical character. In editing, they cut out most of …
Choosing Sides
I try to remind myself every day to take a step back with God to look at what I'm thinking and why. If I don't, it's easy to let an offense, wound, or fear dominate my heart and mind. If you're consumed with a negative like bitterness, that's the reality with which you'll process …
Your Will Be Done
When we pray "Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven," we usually focus on the heaven–to–earth part, wanting the good stuff going on there to happen here, too. But we often overlook the "will" part. Praying for His will to be done isn't about waiting around for Him to do something …
Equip Your Spirit 