As human beings we tend to look to our past and say, “this is how I’ve always been,” which effortlessly becomes, “this is who I am.” From there it is easy to conclude that, “this is who God made me to be.” Then, as He did with Gideon, God sends us a messenger to tell us that He made us to be something greater (e.g. a mighty man of valor). But like Gideon, we point to our history, and doubt that this is truly the word of the Lord. For us, the strongholds of our mind (i.e. what we’ve already accepted to be fact) become the barrier to the genuine liberating power of the truth.
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Thought for the Day – Turning Away Truth
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged Gideon, looking to the past, our history, stronghold, who I am on December 5, 2013| 1 Comment »
Thought for the Day – Better Off Alone
Posted in Heart of "The Father", Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged being alone, emptiness, loneliness, low self-esteem, rejection, undesirable, unwanted on December 3, 2013| 5 Comments »
There is a loneliness that is more profound than simply being alone, and it is experienced when we join ourselves with someone who places no value in who we really are. There is a rejection that is more devastating than the sense that we are simply not attractive, and it is experienced when we discover that we have become nothing more than an apparatus to fulfill our partners needs. There is an emptiness that is more desolate than simply being ignored, and it is experienced when the person we are closest to does not respect nor encourage us. Ultimately, we are better off taking the journey on our own, than to travel in the company of one whose apathy shouts our insignificance.
Thought for the Day – Distracted
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, Word Pictures on October 15, 2013| 1 Comment »
My kids all have iPhones and often those little screens manage to swallow up all of their attention. Because our house is rarely quiet, it is not uncommon to see them with headphones plugged into their cellphones. The other day, I was trying to get my sons attention as he sat on the couch, watching a video on the tiny monitor, and listening through his ear buds. When he saw me waving, he pulled one of his earphones out and as I spoke I noticed that his eyes would occasionally flick back for a quick check of his screen. I wanted to be irritated with him, but the Lord interrupted my thoughts with this word. “This is often how you listen to Me. You can’t keep your eyes off the little picture, which is filled with the cares of life. And though you will turn an ear towards Me, I am often forced to speak over the other voices in your head. Your son loves you. He cares about what you’re saying to him. But you only have part of his attention and he’s bound to beat himself up when he doesn’t accomplish what you’ve asked of him. That is how it can be with you and Me.”
As I prayed for repentance I thought about how much I love my kids. I just wish they weren’t so much like me.
Thought for the Day – Crushing
Posted in Parenting / Family, Thought for the Day / Quotes on September 30, 2013| 1 Comment »
There are few moments in life that are as crushing as finding out that a person you fervently love doesn’t necessarily share the same feelings for you. It’s even worse when that person is your own child.
Thought for the Day – Our Attitude
Posted in Commentaries, Thought for the Day / Quotes on September 18, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Our attitude is like a bushel basket; it can either be a vessel used to display some inviting fruit or a lid used to conceal the light within.
Thought for the Day – Relationships in Reverse
Posted in Commentaries, Thought for the Day / Quotes on September 17, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Relationships were never designed with a reverse gear. They were crafted to move steadily in one direction, becoming deeper and more profound as they go. Trying to take a relationship from a once intimate level to a now casual level will always be unnatural and damaging. This is one of the many reasons that God hates things like divorce and unforgiveness.
Thought for the Day – Proud Papa
Posted in Opinions, Thought for the Day / Quotes on August 19, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Pride is the bride of insecurity. Blindness, presumption and complacency are the children they bear.
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Arrogance is not the byproduct of overconfidence, it is the facade we build around our deepest insecurities.
Thought for the Day – Silence is Golden
Posted in Opinions, Thought for the Day / Quotes on June 13, 2013| 2 Comments »
On an almost daily basis someone seems to get snared by their own e-mail, blog, comment, post, tweet or text; and it occurred to me that “you have a right to remain silent” and that if you choose to forego that right, “anything you say can and will be used against you” in the court of public opinion. Given that fact, I suppose I ought to exercise that privilege and say no more.
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Thought for the Day – The Accuser
Posted in Commentaries, Parenting / Family, Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged Accuser, Coach, Parent, Preacher, Teacher, Zeal on November 19, 2013| 1 Comment »
The danger for parents, preachers, teachers, and coaches is that when the people we’re trying to reach don’t respond in the way we think they ought to, we can unwittingly take on the voice of “The Accuser” (e.g. your don’t think you have to listen to me, you think you know better than me, you’re awfully quiet out there – I must be stepping on some toes, you don’t really care, you’re just lazy, you have an attitude…) . When our zeal to get our point across provokes us this way we ultimately undermine the value of our message. We cannot lose sight of the fact that our role is to plant and water seeds, and that only God can bring the increase.
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