Too Comfortable?

When I catch myself feeling content and self-satisfied in business, I know something is wrong. I’m too comfortable and therefore not growing. The same can be said about my faith. When I’m lazy and unchallenged in my devotion to God, I know my journey has stagnated or stopped altogether.

It Does Not Define You

Have you ever allowed a sin to define you? It sticks to your skin like a scarlet letter and you feel like no matter where you go, who you talk to, and what you do, that sin is blinking on and off like a neon sign. You wonder, “How can God love me when I’ve done _________?” “How can I call myself Christian when I’ve been so ‘unchristian?’”

Last Call?

Have you experienced a reawakening? That moment when your whole world tilts and then shifts and you realize the who’s who is not you, but rather God? It usually takes place because one day we wake up in an existential crisis and think, “What’s the point?” or “What am I going to do with the rest of my life?”

When this happens, most of us feel a sense of hopelessness and helplessness. We’re lost in this great big world trying to scrape together some semblance of meaning.

At this point, we have really, two directions to go. Toward God or toward death. I believe that this second journey is precipitated by the call of Jesus. He is whispering our names, trying to herd us back onto the right path. However there are several, common obstacles that get in the way. They are often a crisis in faith, hope, and love.

God Invites the Nobodies

“You are not what others think you are. You are what God knows you are.”  – Shannon L. Alde Religious Author I entitled this post, “God invites the nobodies,” for several reasons…  One: God does not play favorites… we are all made of the same cloth in his eyes. Two: God has always done things […]