In Suffering, God Isn’t (Simply) Teaching You a Lesson
Jesus isn’t waiting for you to “learn your lesson” before granting his presence. He simply wants you to collapse into his loving arms.
To Fix or Not to Fix? When to Give Advice and When to Listen
Advising without listening communicates, “I am so wise that I don’t even need to hear or understand you to tell you what you need.”
Can I Do Anything With Completely Pure Motives?
Jesus shed his blood not only for our evil acts, but also for our good (but not perfectly pure) acts, to make them fully pleasing to God.
That Decompressing Exhale For Which Our Souls Long
Jesus’ return marks the complete unburdening of a lifetime’s worth of stressors, sorrows, sicknesses, sins, and suffering in a single moment.
Do You Want to be Healed?
While you may not presently want what God wants, if you only want to want what God wants, the Holy Spirit can work with that.
Four(teen) Ways to Improve Your Listening
Nothing unburdens a hurting soul, delights a cheerful soul, or gives clarity to a muddled soul like a friend who listens with interest.
Satan’s Two Favorite Lies (and Christ’s Victory)
While we are often weak and vulnerable to the lies of Satan, we have a strong Defender who fights for us—and his victory is sure.
Five Habits that Kill Contentment
The book of Philippians warns us of several common habits that kill contentment—most of which are easy to overlook. Consider five.
Four Burdens Jesus Never Asked You to Carry
“You don’t need to unburden or collect yourself and then come to Jesus. Your very burden is what qualifies you to come.” (Dane Ortlund)
Three Ways to Glorify God in Worry and Anxiety
God isn’t afraid of your emotions. Jesus doesn’t say, “First get rid of your worry, then come to Me.” He says, “Come to Me in your worry.”
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