Change of Heart, Christ, Perfectionism
Simply put: We will not come to Christ by living righteously—even to the best of our ability. We come to the ability to live God’s truth by crying out to Christ while still in the bondage of lies. We will not be able to deny ourselves of ungodliness without first...
Change of Heart, Keep Coming Back, Perfectionism
For years, the physical exercise experts insisted that a person needed to do at least 30 minutes of exercise to stay fit. 40 minutes was better. An hour was fantastic! I could never figure out how to carve out a 30-minute block of time from my busy schedule, much less...
Change of Heart, Christ, Personal Revelation
I once heard the question asked, “Are you coming to God because you love Him, or because you want to use Him?” That seemed like a pretty rude question, and at first I was offended. But when I stopped to give it some reflection, applying it and pondering on it in the...
abstinence, Change of Heart, Recovery
When you’re doing abstinence from the inside out, you are hardly even aware of doing it. Why? Because you’re not actually doing anything! Instead, it’s more like you find yourself doing it! Automatically. Easily. There is no white-knuckling, hanging on by your...
abstinence, Change of Heart, Recovery
Slips. Backsliding. Falling off the wagon. Whatever you call them, it happens to all of us. So what do we do when we find we’ve ebbed away from full recovery? We prayerfully acknowledge that we’ve slipped. It’s hard to do, but do it we must. And prayerfully is the...
