Is your whole life oriented around following your rabbi and savior? To be with Him. To become like Him. To do as He did?
When theological truths for the mind seem insufficient, the simultaneous question and request stands: “God, do you see me and can you show me that you do?”
How do I stop sinning a sin I want to do? You find a better pleasure in the grace of God.
We know we should grow in self-control and kindness and patience. But the real question is, how? Listen to this sermon on Galatians 5:22-23 from Josh Powell.
Helplessness is a bit like quick sand. The more you try, the deeper you sink. Helplessness is also like baptism. You’ve got to surrender to it to come out the other side.
Church feels like a chore. My heart feels apathetic to worship and the sermon and I'm a pastor! I desperately want my heart to be alive again to the Sunday worship service. While I do not know why God might bring us to seasons like this, I do believe that He uses all things for our good.
Do you give God the first of your time and energy? Or only the remainder?
Contentment is thanking God for what you have and trusting His sovereign hand for what you do not.
