The Israelites were pros at grumbling and complaining. It’s easy to look at their situation and see their blatant sin. They were led out of slavery by miraculous signs, plundered the Egyptians without having to fight, got away safely by way of a sea splitting open, and were literally given bread from heaven yet theyContinue reading “GIVING THANKS IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES”
Category Archives: Prayer
THE GLAD GAME
The Disney film Pollyanna was a family favorite growing up. The film, based on the book with the same title, is about a little girl who inadvertently teaches a grouchy town how to live joyful lives by playing the “glad game”. Any time someone is complaining or focused on the negative aspects of his orContinue reading “THE GLAD GAME”
THANKSGIVING OR GRATITUDE
What is the difference between being thankful and being grateful? We use them interchangeably, but there must be some differences. Well, I just Googled this question and read the first six articles that popped up. Predictably, each article started out with a similar premise to mine. Their intros urged readers to recognize the differences andContinue reading “THANKSGIVING OR GRATITUDE”
RESPECTABLE SINS
This post will probably seem more like a book review, but in it you might be surprised and a little convicted. Jerry Bridges’ book Respectable Sins explores “small” sins that are considered socially acceptable amongst Christians. In each chapter, he explains how the specific sin seeps into our lives unnoticed, gives biblical support for namingContinue reading “RESPECTABLE SINS”
TRUE REPENTANCE
King Saul’s reign was a whirlwind of bad decisions. He was scared to be king so he hid among the baggage (1 Sam. 10:20-24). He offered a rash vow in the middle of a war to earn God’s favor that directly caused his men to sin by eating raw meat and almost caused the deathContinue reading “TRUE REPENTANCE”
FOOTPRINTS IN THE MIND
“As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominateContinue reading “FOOTPRINTS IN THE MIND”
HOUSE CLEANING
Can you think of something you would rather avoid for the rest of your life then have to deal with because it makes you uncomfortable? I hate unclogging bathroom sinks. When not even drainage solutions work and you have to pull out the stopper and there is all the hair and gunk… gross. I getContinue reading “HOUSE CLEANING”
CONFESSION
When I hear the word confession, the first image that usually comes to mind is of someone going to a Roman Catholic Church into one of those booths and pouring out their wrongs before a fellow human. In that picture, the Catholic priest is acting as a physical picture of Jesus being our Mediator. InContinue reading “CONFESSION”
PRAYING IN JESUS’ NAME
Jesus said in Luke 14:14, “If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it”. This verse makes me nervous for a lot of reasons. It’s scary to see some people take this verse out of context and form an entire heresy out of it which in turn makes me cautious about voicingContinue reading “PRAYING IN JESUS’ NAME”
HOW DID JESUS TEACH PRAYER?
If you could learn any skill, what would you choose? Now, imagine you got to learn that skill not only from the best in that field, but the best teacher in that field. Jesus is the ultimate teacher. In the Gospels the disciples asked Jesus to teach them one skill. Maybe the disciples did askContinue reading “HOW DID JESUS TEACH PRAYER?”
Perpetual Felicities 