Posts with the category “living-in-wisdom”

Let’s get in the habit of overflowing with thankfulness...  Read More

Though the circumstances of your world may not leave you feeling thankful right now, rest in knowing He loves you enough to go to the cross. He loves you enough to bear your burden. He loves you enoug...  Read More

As we enter a time of thanksgiving this week, I recognize that seasons such as this can be challenging. When things are not going well, we tend not to celebrate with gratitude as much as we should. ...  Read More

Paul wrote to encourage a church not only struggling to follow Jesus in a culture that did not share the same views. But to a persecuted church who faced opposition and rejection and pain for remainin...  Read More

Together, we have walked through our hardest hours and our darkest nights. Together we have gotten it wrong and together, we have gotten it right. In our highest highs and in our lowest lows, we all k...  Read More

True humility and gentleness gives the benefit of the doubt to others. It assumes noble intent and even helps the very best in others to come to the surface....  Read More

Giving grace and forgiveness to those who frustrate us or expect more of us is hard. But it’s also beautiful, and what God calls us to do....  Read More

We, today, have this same grace dwelling within us. We, too, have our responsibility, not out of obligation but out of transformation, to live out and extend grace to those in need....  Read More

It is easy to stand and watch others mess up when they get it wrong…develop a mindset of judgment and self-righteousness. Been there. Done that....  Read More

We are to be for others, not against them....  Read More

I can get really good at focusing on my shortcomings and mess-ups until I wallow, but God wants me to follow. I must follow him to what is next, learning as I go to be more like him. ...  Read More

I don’t know about you, but it seems like when I fail, I’m failing the most important people in the world. My family....  Read More

How do you define your troubles? Perhaps failures, challenging relationships, accidents, arguments with loved ones, disobedience, misunderstanding, or instances when you just missed the mark, failure?...  Read More

I used to think it was strange at first that there is no Scripture in the Bible that speaks about forgiving yourself. Why is that?...  Read More

If I’m being honest, sometimes I behave in really foolish ways. When we battle with returning to our sin and repeating sinful behaviors, it's as if we've forgotten how gross it made us feel!...  Read More

Imagine this week you stop crushing yourself for every way you fall short, for everything you don’t like about yourself, and every way you feel like you don’t measure up to everyone else. You just say...  Read More

But my pastor wasn’t wrong. His grace was sufficient. Slowly, but surely through the years, I’ve come to see how those words were painful to hear, but bravely spoken in love and truth....  Read More

In all of His glory and divinity, the very humanness of God is revealed. Here fully God and fully man, Jesus feels the raw emotion of loss, pain, and suffering over his friends and for his friends. ...  Read More

As a Christ-following parent, I believe one of the best ways to be good stewards over the children God gave us is to prepare them for one of life’s hardest times. ...  Read More

Looking back on that season of my life, I see a patient and loving Father who doesn’t hold our grief against us. He knows us fully and loves us deeply as we walk out this thing called life....  Read More

The pruning process is uncomfortable. We have to be willing to let go of what is not good for us, not producing the fruit of the Spirit in us, in order that we might give space for God to reach more p...  Read More

Accountability is one of the best parts of a true friendship because it is built on the trust that you’re spurring each other on toward love and good deeds, and you’re honest enough to convict without...  Read More

We do not have to look very far to notice a lack of accountability in our world. ...  Read More

Just like we earthly parents, God doesn’t just make the path smooth but rather walks with us and allows us to experience life–whether it’s through consequences of sin or just consequences of life....  Read More

A few years back I learned the power of vulnerability. Something powerful happens when you rip your chest open in front of another person and share the details of your thoughts, actions and desires. ...  Read More

Friday, October 21A Feast For Your SoulBy: Pastor Todd CroffordIn his classic trilogy “Lord of the Rings” J.R.R Tolkien captures Bilbo Baggins expressing his exhaustion to the wise Gandalf. He says it...  Read More

When you’re feeling unsettled and anxious and like you just wish God would give you the wisdom to get through whatever it is you’re going through–just ask Him. ...  Read More

This time of stillness and meditation is to empower us for our days. Not to be left in on the riverside, our prayer corners, couches, or closets, but to fill us to be poured out to others....  Read More

Time with God isn’t a formula. It’s an experience. An experience of His Gospel and love. And I miss this in most of my quiet times....  Read More

Do you find yourself in panic mode wondering when deliverance will come? Quiet your mind and remember the words of Moses.Be still and wait upon the LORD for deliverance....  Read More

If you refuse to slow down a day a week, you are not only leaving God’s law behind, you are leaving his wisdom behind. For your good- let me say that again- for your good, God created Sabbath....  Read More

Lately, I’ve noticed myself answering, “I’m tired,” when someone asks me, “How are you doing?” That’s odd for me because usually, I’m more of the, “I’m doing great! How about you?” kind of person....  Read More

As you discern between what is good and best, what areas could be simplified in your life so you can have a more intimate relationship with Jesus? After all, He is the best choice....  Read More

Rest is a gift from God. Resting in God’s presence is an invitation to practice for eternity in God’s presence. Rest is dwelling with our Maker....  Read More

I left the conference not with a change in my calendar, but with a change in my heart. ...  Read More

I’ve never been much of a fan of “Fake it ‘til you make it!” I’m much more a believer in transparency and acknowledging where I fall short and what I don’t know. ...  Read More

If you’re seeking wisdom, just seek Jesus. You can trust that He’s faithful and He loves you and He wants to impart all the wisdom you seek....  Read More

Wisdom begins with reverence for God. Wisdom allows the Holy Spirit to move within our minds, hearts and souls and live out what we know to be true. Wisdom takes knowledge and applies it to glorify Go...  Read More

You can trust that God is at work through others around you to help and guide you. ...  Read More

Wisdom is knowing God’s got it even what you cannot understand....  Read More