You can’t adequately prepare yourself for unexpected pain and loss. You can’t learn enough, earn enough, make yourself strong enough, or even harden your heart enough. You can’t make sense of it, control it, or hide it. The only thing I’ve found I can do is to keep choosing to be loved by the one …
I Am
Getting a bigger, clearer picture of your life means letting go of fear and bitterness and letting God fill up that space with his presence and view of your life. Read the "I ams" and the scriptures out loud, if possible. Take time to answer the questions with God, and let him take you from …
A Convert-sation
Me: Have you seen what they’re doing? Jesus: Yes. Me: It's heartbreaking. Jesus: It certainly is. Me: I'm gonna fix this. Jesus: How? Me: * Still Me: Well, I'm gonna let 'em have it, at least. Jesus: Have what? Me: Your wrath, indignation, and other King James-y kinds of words. Jesus: Yes. Why don't you …
Can’ts & Cans
You can’t make everyone happy, satisfied, and calm, but focusing first on your relationship with Jesus will keep everyone from making you sad, angry, and afraid. You can’t keep everyone from judging you out of their own insecurities, misery, and hate, but you can keep from becoming them by seeing them through faith, hope, and …
Let Them
Your love, joy, and peace in Christ are always more powerful than anyone’s fear, bitterness, and chaos. When you let them. You can't control what others think, say and do, and you don't have the power to make everyone happy. But most of the relational breakthroughs you're hoping for are less about the behavior of …
Equip Your Spirit 