Fear leads us to try and control people for self protection or connection but real love only exists when there is real freedom. We can have connection or control but we can’t have both.
Tag: discipleship
“Why, God?”
Sometimes I ask, “why, God?” I don’t know if He has ever answered that prayer. Here’s a couple things to do and a better prayer to pray when asking, “why, God?”
Circle of Fire
A man took three years to build a circle of twelve stones that he set on fire and it changed the world.
3 Reasons You Need a B-Team
If I never took my car in for regular maintenance, I wouldn’t say, “no one loves my car, why is it broken, uncared for and neglected?” But, sometimes our hearts suffer from a lack of maintenance because we don’t put them in places to be cared for by Father and His family. Here are 3 reasons we all need a B-Team for our hearts.
“I hope he burns in hell…”
After what I saw, I whispered to myself, “I hope he burns in hell.” Is it possible to hate injustice and still love people?
3 Reasons We Fight Alone
We all fight alone sometimes. Why? Here are 3 reasons we choose to handle things on our own. . .
Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda: A Thief Named “Regret”
Have regrets? Regret is a thief that paralyzes us in the moment and robs the very thing we hope for today. How should we deal with regret?
3 Things I Would Tell My Younger Self
Excellent piece by guest writer, Christina Lewis, sharing some wisdom with her younger self.