Loving God

Have you ever really stopped to think about your thoughts?  I tried it; I was deeply surprised how negative my thoughts were, how judgmental I was, how I compared myself to others, and how critical I was of myself. It took me a while to realize that I didn’t have to accept these thoughts: it…

Do you love how you have chosen to live your life? In all honesty, I can’t always say I am proud of the way I’ve lived my life.  I’ve not always honored God in entirety: complaining, grumbling about things, and not always being thankful are examples. But you and I can both change and value…

Who has your whole heart? Is it Jesus?  He has committed to you completely and wants you to do the same: by striving to love him with your whole heart.  He desires your whole heart because he wants you to know the depth of his love for you. He wants to fill all the longings…

How much do you really know God? Can you name 10 attributes of God?  God knows you personally and wants you to know him deeply as well; he wants to show you that a relationship with him fills all the longings in your heart. Wanting to be known, to be seen, to be valued, to…

Sometimes we can feel purposeless and forget that God made us for a reason. But when we read the Bible the purposes of God that he has for us as believers are made explicit.  We were made with the intent to first have a personal relationship with God and bring glory to his name through…

How you love God will determine the depth of the relationship you will have with him, so it’s important to understand how to love God. Doing so will allow you to live a fruitful life and not be overcome by anything the enemy throws at you.  Having a deep love for God will drive you…

Are you feeling hopeless this Christmas season?  You may put on a brave face for others, but your heart is greatly discouraged.  You don’t want to engage in the usual Christmas traditions—they feel meaningless. Being jolly is the furthest thing from your mind. With the world being in a state of chaos this year, basking…

The wounds on your heart can lead you to feel you only have one path to take in life.  The path to continued destructive behavior: more hurt and pain, following in the footsteps of the ones who hurt you.  I thought this was my only path until I was faced with a decision whether or…

Is it hard for you to say “no”?  It’s hard for me too. Sometimes it feels like I am trapped in a vicious cycle of agreeing to everything with no way out.  I get deeply hurt because I feel like I’ve lost my choice, and end up disappointed in myself for failing to do it…

Jobless; I didn’t know who I was anymore.  I knew I needed a change, but what I didn’t realize was that my identity had become tied up, and defined by, my vocation.  It was hard to know who I was anymore. I felt like I had lost my identity and purpose. Deep feelings of fear—of…