Circumstances may appear to wreck our lives and God’s plans, but God is not helpless among the ruins. There are moments when God makes utter and complete sense to us, and then suddenly, life changes and he seems a foreign remnant of a childhood force-fed faith…”[Lord,] give us eyes to see your coming and going, [...]
Archive for February, 2012
The Choice is Ours
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged eternity, force fed, life changes, remnant, unchanging nature, veil on February 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Lacking Grace
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged butch cassidy and the sundance kid, new revelations, training wheels on February 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
We are all awkward and un-life-skilled. Nobody’s ever ready to get married. If you waited until you were, you’d never marry and you’d miss out on those choices. Nobody‘s ever ready to have children. If you waited until you were, the whole human race would end this generation. Nobody’s ever ready to start a new [...]
He will make us to rebel against unspiritual restrictions
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged fire in the heart, heavenly vision, history of christianity, history of prisons, prisons, rebel on February 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I love this article by T. Austin Sparks. From the latter days of the Apostles till now, the history of Christianity is a history of prisons. This history is not of literal or material prisons, though there have been not a few of these. It is a history of prisons, which are the result of [...]
Things Are Not Always What They Appear To Be
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged going the distance, mirages, path of least resistance, real world, smell taste on February 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Being in the world but not of it, is a huge tension for us, for me that is. I’m learning almost on a daily basis that most things often are not what they appear to be. Day after day the reminders are there pointing out, there is no such thing as having control over anything, [...]
What is that to you? Follow Me!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged crippler, freedom 55, holy grail, jesus lord, man jesus, personal catalogue on February 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Life is filled with so many distractions that can if we so choose, in a heartbeat they can take us out of the race. I like what Paul said using the race as a metaphor; it’s not the one who starts but finishes the race that matters. A huge distraction in our lives is the [...]
Rest
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged love, Peace, Rest, Trust on February 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
No Room For The Truth
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged father of lies, moral guide, self centeredness, truth of god on February 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The effects of Satan working on our heart can be seen in how we react to the truth of God. If Satan were influencing our heart then we would expect that this would hinder our ability to receive the truth. We would expect this because Satan is the eternal enemy of the truth: “He was [...]
We Know the Lies, but What’s the Truth
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged beiber, birthmark, self effort, tim tebow on February 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
There’s a kids song that goes like this; This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine~ Hide it under a bushel? No! I’m gonna let it shine Hide it under a bushel? No! I’m gonna let it shine Hide it under a bushel? No! I’m gonna let it shine Let it shine, Let [...]
The Place of Self
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged heart of man, human spirit on February 4, 2012 | 4 Comments »
It is in the function of the self that we see how critical this part of us is in the struggle between the Father and the devil for the governance of our lives. The self is really the soul. The soul is in the middle between the father in our spirit and Satan in the [...]
