Category: Obedience

This Film Will Light a Fire in You for Justice

This Film Will Light a Fire in You for Justice

In America, we celebrated Independence Day last Tuesday, and it was a fitting day to spend the afternoon watching Sound of Freedom at the movie theater. Based on a true story, the movie depicts the horrors of human trafficking, particularly…

God Doesn’t Owe Me Anything

God Doesn’t Owe Me Anything

I’ve faced a fair amount of disappointment over the past few years. This season of life has felt really unfruitful, and it’s been extremely discouraging. I’ve gone through unfruitful seasons before, but in the past, it was usually because I…

Letting Go

Letting Go

This week, I let go of something that was difficult for me to release. When I was in college, I took a digital media class where each student created a free WordPress blog for the semester. I started a recipe…

What Does Success Look Like for You in This Season?

What Does Success Look Like for You in This Season?

Lately I’ve been feeling overwhelmed. Okay, I’ve been feeling overwhelmed since October, when it became clear to me that Second Year at BSSM was not what I was expecting and was actually quite different than the First Year rhythm I’d…

Don’t Give Up

Don’t Give Up

Multiple friends of mine have confided this week that they’ve been on the verge of giving up their faith in this season. They feel hopeless, worn down, disappointed, disillusioned, and angry with God. Didn’t he say he would do X,…

Sticking to Your Convictions Isn’t Easy, But It Is Simple

Sticking to Your Convictions Isn’t Easy, But It Is Simple

In one of his daily prayer posts, Dutch Sheets recently quoted Ronald Reagan, and the statement has stuck with me ever since: They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong. There are no easy…

Simple Obedience Changes History

Simple Obedience Changes History

In one of our school sessions a few weeks ago, the audience sang a line from Lindy Cofer’s song “Take Courage”: There’s a yes in our hearts and it carries through eternity. Simple obedience changes history. Simple obedience changes history….

Did God Really Say…?

Did God Really Say…?

I think most of our bad decisions start with asking ourselves the question, “Did God really say…?” When Eve was tempted by satan in the garden, this was the question that started it all. Did God really say she couldn’t…

I’m Going Back to School!

I’m Going Back to School!

I vowed these words would never come out of my mouth again, but God laughed and here we are: I am going back to school! I teased this news in last week’s post, and this decision is the perfect example…

A Test for Living Above Reproach

A Test for Living Above Reproach

I wrote about living above reproach a few weeks ago, and I wanted to offer some practical questions you can ask yourself if you’re not sure whether a behavior is truly above reproach or not. The Holy Spirit is always…