Too many of us dilute love with inaction.
Solitary Love
Posted by in C.S. Lewis, Christ, Christianity, Friends, Friendship, God, Jesus, Loneliness, Love, Relationships, Religion Tag: Religion
Posted by in C.S. Lewis, Christ, Christianity, Friends, Friendship, God, Jesus, Loneliness, Love, Relationships, Religion WHISPERS: AN ACT OF LOVE
Posted by in Christianity, Communication, God, Love, Relationships, Religion Perhaps the goal of God’s whispers is to create intimacy with us. I believe they are an act of love.
Role Models
Christ is the role model that God has provided for all men and women, of all races and nationalities, to follow. Perhaps that is what Christ meant when He said, “come, follow me.”
When God’s Answer Is “No”
Posted by in Christianity, Faith, Fear, God, Mark Batterson, Prayer, Religion, Trust When God says no, the unknown of what comes next can be scary. Terrifying even, but in the way that a roller coaster is terrifying. We’ll live through it, and if we trust that we are safe in God ‘s hands we can enjoy the ride.
The Languages of God
Posted by in Christianity, Communication, Faith, God, Miracles, Religion, Word of God We are assaulted by noise and misdirection every day in order to keep us from God. Our ability to communicate with God through prayer is based on God’s grace and our ability to recognize when God is speaking to us. Scripture is God’s primary language. God-given “signs” are another. There are God-given signs all around…Read more »
Discarding Cultural Straight-Jackets for God
Posted by in Christ, Christianity, Cultural Norms, Freedom, God, Jesus, Religion “Worrying about what others think of us is a warning sign that we may not be worrying enough about what God thinks.”
Warning Signs: Discerning Which Desires are God-Given
Posted by in Christianity, Desire, Emotion, God, Religion If your relationship with God suffers or if you don’t find yourself enjoying your relationship with God, examine your desires.
God-Given Desires
Posted by in C.S. Lewis, Christianity, Desire, Freedom, God, Joy, Mark Batterson “Our uniqueness and individuality are not problems to be solved when we apply them to serve God’s purposes: They are the solution.”
Empowering the Word of God Within Us
Posted by in Bible, Christianity, God, Mark Batterson, Religion, The Word, Word of God “Just as prayer and contemplation of Scripture provide an ‘on/off’ switch in our communications with God, action provides the connection.”
Christian Cowardness
Posted by in Christianity, Falsehood, God, Politically Correct, Politics, Religion, Truth “I pray for the courage to listen to Christ’s teachings in their entirety and act upon what I hear.”
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