I once heard it said that God uses us not despite our past but because of our past. We see this truth all throughout Scripture. Consider Peter. He was very impulsive and always had something to say. Peter is the one who got out of the boat, took his eyes off of Jesus, and began to sink while walking on the water (Matthew 14: 28-30). God used that aspect of Peter’s character to fuel him as he delivered one of the most important and foundational messages in Jerusalem on the Day of Continue Reading
That Part Right There
When God is ready to allow you to experience Him in a new way He will oftentimes put you in a situation out of which only he can get you. Trial after trial; “no” after “no;” one disappointment after another. Before you give up, consider the children of Israel at the Red Sea. In Exodus chapter 14, we read that God himself led them to the Red Sea. God himself hardened Pharaoh’s heart. This tells us that WHILE they were in His will He chose to lead them right to a dead end: Continue Reading
That’s All
So . . . let me make sure I have this straight: you have the 1 hour commute to work, the 9 hours at work, the 1 hour commute home from work, family dinner to cook and eat at the table, a 30-minute bedtime routine with the kids, followed by a 30-minute workout, followed by cleaning the kitchen, and taking a shower, checking emails and homework, at least waving at your spouse, just before crawling in to bed—and somewhere along the way you hear that daily Bible reading and prayer and worship as a Continue Reading