Freedom is scary; in fact it’s so frightening most of us choose to remain imprisoned. Rather than join God in the moment and trust Him with our future we cling to what’s familiar and what we believe we control even when it’s painful and unhealthy. Freedom is more than available, it’s God’s desire and we are presented with the opportunity to choose it constantly. So instead of entertaining the same old thoughts, living according to other’s opinions and staying in our well worn rut; take a chance! Follow your heart, live and love in the now!
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Freedom is Scary
Posted: August 31, 2015 in UncategorizedTags: church, fear, free, freedom, frightened, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, live, love, now, present, religion, religious, rut, scared
More Deeply Into the World
Posted: July 28, 2015 in UncategorizedTags: care, church, condemnation, conditional, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, judgment, love, religion, trust
“When we follow Jesus, we follow Him, not away from the world, but more deeply into the world.
When we follow Jesus, He leads us deeper into the world; not away from it. This initially confuses most of us, because we thought we were following Jesus to be freed from this world, and yet He wants to lead us right back into it! Why would He lead us back there? We don’t want to go back. We left it all behind so we could follow Jesus in peace and safety. But it is into the world He leads us. Why? Because God has a plan for us.” -Jeremy Myers/The Skeleton Church
And the plan is for us to bring His love to everyone. Not judgment, not condemnation and certainly not fear. The love God wants us to reflect to this world must be rooted in trust and neither love nor trust is real if attached to conditions. God loves you if… is not the message!
The Best Things in Life
Posted: November 30, 2014 in UncategorizedTags: bondage, Chains, church, conform, free, freedom, God, Holy Spirit, intimate, Jesus, love, religion, religious circle, unique
The best things in life are people and the best people are free, truly free. Too often, especially in religious circles (now there’s an interesting term) we become folks who have traded one set of chains for another. We try to conform to other’s ideas of who we should be, how we should act and what we should think at the expense of being real, being ourselves. How can we realize God’s unique love for us when we’re following the crowd?
Because
Posted: December 12, 2013 in UncategorizedTags: alienate, belief, blessing, church, damage, exclude, God, Holy Spirit, hurt, Jesus, pain, struggle, theology, wrong
The theology of blessings alienates people that are struggling. Whether it is health, financial, emotional, relational or any other difficulty beyond our control, this belief excludes us when times are tough. The wake of damage this idea leaves behind is staggering.
The Problem with the Theology of Blessings
Posted: December 11, 2013 in UncategorizedTags: belief, blessing, church, false teaching, God, Holy Spirit, hurt, Jesus, law, leader, pain, rules, theology, wrong
Is that it couldn’t be more wrong.
The Theology of Blessings
Posted: December 10, 2013 in UncategorizedTags: belief, blessing, church, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, law, leader, pleasing God, rules, theology
Is the belief that when you are right with God, when He is pleased with what you are doing He will then pour out blessings on you. This is a widely held belief throughout Christianity and is taught and or supported by more church leaders and organizations than not.
Twice as Good
Posted: November 29, 2013 in UncategorizedTags: care, church, control, conversation, dialogue, friends, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, love, monologue, power, question, share
Dialogue is twice as good as a monologue.
Superior
Posted: May 7, 2013 in UncategorizedTags: better, career, church, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, job, philosophy, self, sin, superior, wrong
Whatever you believe makes you, your church, your philosophy, your career or anything else for that matter superior to others… is just wrong.