No matter what reasons we give for not being generous ("that's just how the world works"..."if I don't take it someone else will"..."no one else will help me"..."I need to prepare for the worst"..."I'm just being realistic"...) every excuse boils down to one core issue…
Read MoreHow are you with instruction manuals? Do you love them? Hate them? In the book of Proverbs, the author frequently visits the theme of God's guidance along the path to flourishing, and chapter three offers six sets of instructions to live by if we want a flourishing life.
Read MoreWhat makes faith "faith?" For example, how would I know if I have "faith in Jesus?" If I know about him, is that faith? If I believe he is the Son of God, is that faith? The answer to both those questions is, perhaps surprisingly, no.
Read MoreWhen it comes to a seemingly silent God and unanswered prayer, has someone ever told you that you need more faith? Have you ever told yourself that?
Chances are, they (and you) were wrong.
Read MoreWho knows where the small events in our lives will lead? There may be something small going on in your life right now, but that small thing could lead to monumental, God-ordained change. Are you willing to go there with Him to that unknown future?
Read MoreMany of us, myself included, struggle with trusting ourselves to hear God correctly. "Will I hear him right?" "What if I miss his leading?" and so on.
However, let me challenge you with this thought: perhaps the root of not trusting ourselves to hear God is actually another way of not trusting God.
Read MoreThere are times God has commanded his followers to do very strange things, and none of it made sense at the time. God had a purpose for his instructions, but each one of his followers had to decide to trust God's instructions even when they didn't understand the purpose behind them.
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