Have you come to believe you are disqualified and about as useless as a broken bat?

Who is the influencer in your life?

We desire and seek a lasting relationship which has no ending. A relationship which is not conditioned upon proximity or limited even by death.

Choosing to elevate someone’s opinion higher than God’s makes an idol of their opinion and most often leads to worship and construction of other idols.

Sometimes our past screams so loudly we can’t hear the still small voice of the Great I Am.

Playing peek-a-boo with a baby is a good thing but not so good when we try to play it with God.

God’s spirit may be calling you to get out of your comfortable boat life of Christianity but your fear keeps you from responding.

One of our core needs is to be heard. Not just heard with proper functioning ears but heard with compassionate hearts.

How far is the east from the west? Even with our fancy modern day technology, you cannot measure something that is infinite in nature.

It is difficult to believe that Jesus paid the “warranty” for my sins especially the ones I repeatedly enjoyed while committing them.

Small and secret idols have a way of growing into large ones and consuming everything.

Christ’s followers will often take some key components of their faith and view them as inconceivable. One of these components is the act of forgiveness.

We cannot carry the burdens of failure nor the burdens of success.

The pursuit of external contentment within a world which asks “what have you done for me lately” leaves us exhausted and frustrated.

In the beginning of recovery a sexual addict’s “no” has little to no spiritual muscle strength. He will need accountability partners to help empower his “no.” He will not be perfect as he practices saying no to his flesh. He will need time to grow and mature this muscle. He may never hate his sexual sin but can be empowered to say “no” to it.

The same word that is in the middle of pride is in the middle of sin. That word is “I.”

God does not want a do good checklist. He wants our hearts in the right place.

David had lost the territory of his tongue, lips and mouth to the enemy of his soul. He had used them to manipulate, lie and cover up his sins. He needed that territory back.

We don’t want to hear that Christians struggle with sin. Particularly sexual sin. We want to hear a story of complete deliverance from the effects of past sins.

Our God is the God of restoration and if you humble yourself he too can give you a new song of joy.