Luke 14:27 – And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. For the longest time I took these words to mean something that was beyond my understanding, other than we need to obey Jesus and those in countries where Christianity is persecuted need to suffer for Jesus. The … Read More
Month: October 2009
Trying to be Holy
I have been saved ever since I was a boy, and my whole life has been more or less trying to be like Jesus. It is so frustrating because I see an area that needs to be cleaned up (morally speaking) and then another area gets out of whack. I have never been able to … Read More
Accepting God’s lack of explanations
In Job, the Bible never makes any indication that God allowed Job to go through what he went through to bring growth in Job’s life. Job was already the most righteous man on earth according to Job 1. God responds to Job, and basically says He is God and His wisdom is greater than man. … Read More
Pointless Hardships
This Christian walk is not easy, and there are many times when we go through something and cannot make sense out of why God had us go through it. I was ministering to someone the other day who has been going through a very difficult situation at work with a coworker and feels like they … Read More
When God asks for something
Sometimes God asks us to give something up that is not sinful, or even bad. Sometimes he asks us to give up something good. This has always been a struggle for me. I understand giving up sin, and want to do so, but have difficulty with the other things in my life He asks for. … Read More