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Sweet Emotions
Read more: Sweet EmotionsFor the past year, I’ve found myself more aware of my emotions than I ever been. I used to not be very open when it came to expressing exactly how I felt. I used to be an emotion-stuffer. I stuffed my emotions. I bottled them up. I never let anybody see how I was feeling.…
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The Self-Checkout Line and 50 Shades of Grey
Read more: The Self-Checkout Line and 50 Shades of GreySo I have a confession. I encountered the 50 Shades of Grey DVD stand at Kroger last night. And I was tempted for a good while about whether or not I should get it. Especially since it was so appropriately situated next to the self-checkout line. How clever. As I walked around the store the…
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Grace Motivates Purity
Read more: Grace Motivates PurityI used to assume that the idea of purity in itself motivated purity. Anytime that I glimpsed purity… purity in others, purity of the Lord, purity in the Word or purity manifested in the world I would be very drawn to it. Purity was, and still is, very appealing to me, beautiful to me, desirable…
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“God, I’m Tired.”
Read more: “God, I’m Tired.”Lately I’ve found myself longing for rest. Longing for things to slow down. Needing relaxation. Needing rejuvenation. With a busy schedule and responsibilities beckoning, I just wanted some time to relax. Getting ready to depart for a Christian young adult conference this past weekend called Passion, I was so excited to get away for a…
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God’s Way or My Way
Read more: God’s Way or My WayAs God refines us and prunes us to be more fruitful as John 15 describes, He often allows us to tread waters we were never meant to tread on our own. He lets us face seemingly overwhelming circumstances as He filters through the motivations of our hearts and tests our genuineness. It is in this…
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What Do You Desire Most?
Read more: What Do You Desire Most?(You can listen to my message on this same topic at http://fbcbf.com/sermons/what-do-you-desire-most) As human beings, we are so needy for love and respect. God knows this full well. He designed us to be that way. One might think it’s rather cruel for God to create us with such unquenchable desire, but ironically this exists as…
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A Tainted Love and The Sandwich of Trust
Read more: A Tainted Love and The Sandwich of TrustThe farther I traverse this life with my Savior, I find that He is so complex. So unfathomable. So brilliant. So indescribable. And yet as I get to know Him more and more, I become increasingly aware of how sinful I truly am. Though I desire to know Jesus and pursue Christlikeness, I struggle with…
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When God Doesn’t Give You What You Ask For
Read more: When God Doesn’t Give You What You Ask ForSometimes I wonder why God remains silent. Why He doesn’t answer us when we expect Him to. Why He doesn’t give me what I ask for. There are times when I feel like God remains seemingly inactive in my life. In these moments when I find my circumstances overwhelming and less than favorable, I know…
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There’s Gotta Be Something More: Waiting for an “Aha” Moment
Read more: There’s Gotta Be Something More: Waiting for an “Aha” MomentFor so many of us, we live in a constant state of looking towards the future. Waiting for what’s next. Waiting for our lives to finally fall into place. Waiting for something more. If I’m not careful, I can find myself thinking these thoughts over and over again. So often I’ve thought that if I…
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Brokenness Met by Jesus
Read more: Brokenness Met by JesusIn my life I’ve felt like it’s not okay to want certain things. In effort to please God, I feel like I need to sacrifice certain things that rival Him so that I won’t get to a place where He is not first in my life. And I chastise my desire on the cutting room…
Life and God 