Helping you connect your faith with your real life
When we tell God we will do anything, do we really mean anything? What if He calls us to something we never saw coming? Do we still mean anything then? I picked up the book excited to see where it would take me. After all, a book with the title Anything, well it has the power to
Last week we talked about whether we forgot what Jesus called us to. It not easy to think about, but it is right. Here’s reminder: Those four words Four words that look so innocent are some of the hardest things Jesus has called me to do. Even with His assurance to be with us, it
I was so excited to get together and catch up with a friend recently. We are purposing to make time for one another, even though it’s hard, because we know it’s worth it. I enjoyed our visit, but one little thing left me feeling lousy the rest of the weekend. What I thought the problem
Have you ever taken one of those online or magazine surveys? The ones where you circle or click where you fall on a scale of 0-10 to learn about who you are? I looked at the list of survey questions in front of me. It was a survey about life, something rather generic. But I
I always wanted to be on the worship team. I wanted to stand up there with a keyboard or a guitar and lead people into the presence of God. Actually, that sounds a lot holier than it really is. Here’s the truth. I wanted the part. If church were a movie, I wanted to play
The idea of a 4 word calling can feel anything but simple. Sometimes it seems easier to accept the idea of big, grand plans and purpose than to walk out your anything for God in small steps. Big feels like a celebration; small feels, well, small. Embracing the idea of a big calling feels like accepting a medal at
It’s easy to feel stuck in real life, even as your mind wanders to big callings. The more we whittle down the simplicity of what God calls us to, the easier it is to walk it out. As I sit here writing, there is a table full of clutter in front of me, kids playing
Ok, I know the other day when I wrote about your calling I said, the end. But the truth is it just doesn’t always seem that easy, does it? Four words made it sound so simple, but here we are, everyday, struggling to understand what it means. I get it. So what do we do? I’m going
