What if we see our fear, anxiety, and insecurity as an opportunity to grow spiritually? What if that pill, that prayer, that counseling isn’t meant to take your pain away? What if God is using your stress, overwhelm, sleeplessness…as motivation? What if it hasn’t gone away because that’s not the point? I’ve got good news! Anxiety is a universal
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Acceptance has become a tricky word in our current cultural understanding. It’s hard for us to truly understand and apply God’s heart and message in situations where people have different beliefs, values, and morality. But it is no different than his acceptance of us based on grace. Speak the Truth in Love? Many well-meaning Christians find it necessary
One of the more popular phrases you will hear in Christian culture today is that Christianity is a relationship not religion. How do we move from religion to relationship? It may be helpful to understand that God never intended for it to be separate. It has always been His intention that His people serve Him out of loving relationship. So
Life in the Spirit is a joyful, fulfilling and powerful way of living. But how do we live in the Spirit while constantly bombarded by life’s demands and stress? How do we remain in Christ while living everyday on earth? Remember the three R’s! Recognize God’s Prompting Realize the Flow of the Holy Spirit Resist Fear In my early
In high school, I had the wonderful opportunity to work closely with our youth pastor as a student leader. My male counterpart, John, was a friend I dearly loved and admired. He was incredibly talented and a strong leader. Not only were we part of the planning and organization of our youth group, but we were personally discipled by