Category Faith
I use the Christian Planner (on and off for years now), and one of the best parts of this planner is the Facebook community! Through this community, there’s an annual chatter about choosing a word of the year to focus on…. Continue Reading →
Following Jesus will make me into someone who can love like Jesus does. (Matthew 4:19) To love one another (John 13:34).
The resurrection of Jesus is the fulcrum of our belief – it’s not about deserving, it’s about the grace of God.
But there’s a difference in these words expectation and hope. When I expect something, I’m nearly certain it will arrive. When I hope for something, I am less sure about it.
You will find that often feedback will fall into 3 categories: The Nay-Sayer, the Enthusiast, and the Apathetic.
Love God the most. To love something or someone else more leads to suffocation – or at the least disappointment, etc. God is the only source of lasting fulfillment & satisfaction.
Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone.
The parable of the sower didn’t make sense! No one in their right mind would waste precious seeds by spreading them in areas where plants could not grow. However, there was a purpose!
God doesn’t hold back. God doesn’t have scarcity thinking. He provides his blessings and grace in ridiculous overabundance and His desire & capacity to provide never runs out.
It was a long and messy prayer around the table – we laughed, talked about stuff, got off-topic, and we prayed. Some of us started eating before we were done praying, but that was legit. That dinner was awesome.