To Experience God more in your life, you need to find a way to express yourself.
Something special happens when we discover our unique way of communicating.
When you’ve said exactly what you wanted to say, it feels liberating. If you’re artistic and you create something it validates something inside that can’t be explained. When you write a letter or email explaining your thoughts to someone it can feel like a weight is lifted. Continue reading
Since the beginning of creation humanity has been designed to need rest. The bible tells us that God took six days to create all that we know and on the seventh day he rested. In turn we as his creation are instructed to observe rest on the Sabbath day.
However, far too often, we get caught up in the busyness of life and neglect getting the rest that we need. God gives further instruction for those of us that find ourselves in this situation. Continue reading
Many people do not realize it but the old adage that says, “It is better to give than receive,” is very much true. If all we do is go through life with a consuming mindset we run the risk of never being satisfied. Our hearts will yearn for more and more in hopes that the next new thing will renew our sense of joy.
The problem with a consumers mindset is that it leads us to crave bigger, better, and newer. And, the feelings that bigger, better, newer invoke are only temporary. The feeling is fleeting. Continue reading
The cross is the most recognized symbol of the Christian faith. I don’t think it should be.
I think the empty tomb should be.
The cross is important in revolutionary ways, but the tomb… it’s empty.
The reason the tomb is so powerful is because there is no one there, the grave didn’t win, death lost.
If you want to Experience God in your life, you can’t be caught up in comparing yourself to others.
We do this in two distinct ways.
Sometimes we can look at a person who seems so much more “spiritual” than us. We see their highlight reel and compare it to our lowlight reel. This leads to doubting our faith, doubting our talents, doubting God’s ability to do something in our lives. Continue reading