There is nothing in our lives we can’t pray about. Barking dogs, bad hair, tight hamstrings, messy closets…nothing. God wants it all. Remember, prayer is an act of obedience and he knows being obedient in all things takes practice on our part. So hit your knees often. Sometimes, words fail us – especially when a…
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Fear and Fatigue
The anxiety and dread that go along with fear is exhausting. It’s taxing on our mind and body to battle the desire to flee over and over again. Fear causes faith fatigue. Fear causes growth fatigue. Fear causes prayer fatigue. Know that’s part of it. It’s part of the gig. Until we can tamp down…
Fear is its Name
Call it what it is. It’s called Fear. We know how to identify it because we know the feeling. We know the anxiety and dread. We are familiar with the regret it causes. Yes, we know our fear well. It’s the resolution to our fear where we sometimes get foggy. So let’s call out the…
Fear is One Big Misunderstanding
Fear is a complete and total misunderstanding on our part. Here’s what I mean: Fear prevents us from realizing not every situation is about us. We don’t always play the leading role. Maybe we need to do that hard uncomfortable thing because our showing up is actually for the benefit of someone else. For example,…
What is Fear?
Fear is pointless. And it produces nothing. It has the ability to drag you down and away if you let it, but left on its own, it’s nothing. As a standalone product or vehicle, it has no power. Only when it’s fueled by our reactions does it take on life. I want you to really…
Blind Spots
Have you ever thought about your blind spots? Those things we can’t see about ourselves unless we really slow down and look? Like the back of our own heads. Now listen. Keep a little mirror in your bathroom and check the back of your hair before you flip that light off. And if you forget,…
Prayers For Our Lazarus
Growth happens as a result a whole array of things, but here are 2 biggies…consistent consumption of and meditation on God’s teachings (ie prayers) and the experiences we live. Growth does not happen in conjunction with sameness. If we never change anything, nothing will ever change. Our prayers tend to be a bit predictable, see….