Posts Tagged ‘Life’

“Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster” (Galatians 3:24-25). Now, we have the superior. Christ in us! The Holy Spirit. And the imputed righteousness of Christ. A better, more perfect way. […]

Drug down by your past mistakes? We’ed all be stuck if we dwelt there. See it as opportunity. Potential. Hope. God is a Master Artist at turning our ugly into beautiful, our defeat into victory, our sad into delight, our guilt into forgivness, our bondage into freedom, our slavery into liberty, and our legalism into […]

My take on control, fear, paranoia, and self-righteousness. There they stand. Clutching the cold steel bars of their cell. Gazing at you with condemning eyes of judgment. Wagging their head with disapproval as you walk joyfully in the freedom of Christ. They cry out, “Come and separate yourself with us as we study the things […]

I also know that there is only one place where that angry, reactive, overwhelmed self can be transformed – the same place that Mary chose – the feet of Jesus…When I get into His presence, the whole world looks different. When I draw close to His heart, I find mercy when I know I deserve […]

John 15:5 says, “I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.” I know. The words “you can do nothing” throw up a red flag. Why? It’s because we’re all so actively doing something. […]