There are certain passages of Scripture that I’ve read for years without ever expecting them to change me. I understood them well enough to explain them if someone asked, but they stayed safely on the page. They never really found a home in my everyday life. Sabbath was one of those for me. I knew…
For a long time, I thought spiritual maturity meant learning more. If you had asked me what I wanted from God, I probably would have told you I wanted wisdom, direction, clarity, or a better understanding of His will for my life. None of those desires were wrong. In fact, I still pray for those…
I don’t think I’ve ever met a man who intentionally set out to live a hurried life. It just happens. One responsibility turns into five. Five becomes twenty. Before too long, your calendar is full, your mind never seems to shut off, and being busy starts feeling normal. If someone asks how life is going,…
There was a time when I thought hearing God’s voice was reserved for people who were somehow more spiritual than I was. You know the people I’m talking about. They would say things like, “God told me…” or “The Lord laid this on my heart…” and I’d quietly wonder why those conversations didn’t seem to…
The older I get, the less I believe that most men wake up one day and consciously choose the direction their lives eventually take. Looking back at my own life, some of the biggest changes didn’t happen because of a single decision. They happened because of a hundred small ones that seemed insignificant at the…
A few years ago, if you had asked me what I wanted God to do in my life, my answer would have been pretty simple. I wanted Him to fix the things that were causing pain. I wanted Him to remove the uncertainty, resolve the conflict, answer the questions, and bring some clarity to situations…