For the Surpassing Worth of Knowing Christ
When all we see is worthless, invaluable, and hopelessly broken, Yahweh is still looking compassionately upon His lost sheep whispering “I love you. I’m still fighting for you. I’m not finished yet.”
And friends? We need to be praying. We need to be desperately and sincerely praying for the lost and hurting souls around the world. Because they matter to Him.
I know it is quite easy for our schedules to turn into habits and our habits to turn into boring norms that don’t seem too exciting or purposeful. But don’t give up on the here and now. Because by doing that who knows what other opportunities you could be giving up on as well? Who knows what lives might be touched, mindsets changed, and hurt mended?
Follow Jesus right here; be a light in a dark world right now.
How do we know what our calling is? How can we better sense the Holy Spirit’s guidance in our lives? And for those of us who are still waiting for direction from God…what do we do in the meantime?
For this article I had the privilege of interviewing Jaquelle Crowe –bestselling author of This Changes Everything – on the topic of dealing with earthly trials as a child of the King of Heaven. Her answers are full of wisdom and experience, I hope they bless and encourage you today! 1.First, could you share with… Continue reading How to Face Suffering as a Christian
This world is full of decisions. Full of what-if, would-be questions, adventures, and journeys. Life is like a map with hundreds of roads to choose from, all tangled in a mess of confusion. The truth is there are so many opportunities and experiences-to-be-had in this great big world that it’s hard to see what we’re aiming at.
But I have a simple suggestion: in this messy, fast-paced world…just aim to be a little more like Jesus every day.
In a world self-centered world, what difference would it make if we took the focus off of “me”? What if we started caring for others…and caring for them well?
Wouldn’t life be simpler if we didn’t worry? As a missionary kid I’ve never known a lot of stable ground. The future almost always looks uncertain and tomorrow, well…we’ll get there when we get there. In a way, it’s a blessing because it reminds me to live in the moment. But we all know that the unknown is hard.
Sin is a tragedy. A terrible, heartbreaking tragedy. And it should disgust us. It should make us cry in passion and tremble in heartache.
My dad isn’t perfect. He’s made a lot of mistakes, and he’d tell you that. But he loves God. A lot. At the end of the day, we’re all imperfect humans held in the hands of a perfect God, and that is a wonderful truth. That we have done nothing, can’t do anything…and He chooses to love us like a father loves his child.
Does your world feel heavy, friends? Mine does sometimes. Sometimes the world feels like a backpack that has new books added to it every morning. There are some good books in there, but eventually they all add up. The truth is that the world is heavy.
Too heavy for us.
But here’s an enlightening fact: it’s not ours to hold.