When Was The Last Time You Said: WHAT’S NEXT?
Want to know one of the most common things MISSING in the faith walk of Christians around the world? Here it is: Quickly processing life’s events with God and then asking “WHAT’S NEXT?” I learned that through thousands of comments from our global online tribe. What I have NOT seen much evidence of is one of the most common aphorisms in Christianity: “Let Go, Let God.” ...
A SHADOWY FIGURE Came Up On Me Fast
Last week I was walking to my car in an underground parking garage when a man suddenly appeared out of the shadows and sent fright through every part of me. He approached quickly and said: “Do you have any money for me!?” In a split-second I figured my best reaction would be to assertively MOVE TOWARD HIM and SHOUT my recommendation that he flee. It worked. He turned around on a dime and scurried...
Thankful “IN ALL THINGS” Is Being Tested This Year
Being THANKFUL in all things—including COVID-19—is being tested this year more than any other time in memory. But God’s timeless call to pray with thankfulness–no matter what our circumstances may be–endures through everything: “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Always thanking God–including...
I Got Pulled Over By The Enemy’s PATROL CAR
It was a pleasant enough drive. I had just hopped onto life’s expressway after being greeted by a charcoal sky that couldn’t seem to find its blue. My hopes for joy were quickly interrupted by a fast-moving blur in the rear-view mirror. I was certain the car snaking toward me was black. And then the mirror was lit up by the car’s strobing lights and my cabin invaded by its pulsating siren. I was being...
His FAITH FIRE Was EXTINGUISHED
This just in from our global online tribe: The night I was saved was the most INCREDIBLE moment of my life. I have never felt anything like it but have not felt that feeling since that night. What’s wrong? The questioner is not alone here. It is common for a new Christian’s SALVATION MOMENT—at a retreat, revival, or any high-energy and emotional event—to “evaporate” when “regular life”...
He Could Not Escape From The ESCAPE ROOM
Yesterday I wrote about PANIC ROOMS that people hide in to get away from what they perceive as danger. Today I am going in the opposite direction. I want to address ESCAPE ROOMS that people try to get out of. Most of us have heard of the ESCAPE ROOM craze that has been trotting across the globe for the past 10 or 15 years. The set-up is simple. A group of people is locked in a room. The...
She Escaped To A PANIC ROOM But Took Herself In There
This just in from our global online tribe: “I am a Christian, but I am constantly having panic attacks when trouble comes into my life. Why can’t I stop this?” Two words slid into my consciousness when I read this question: PANIC ROOM. Mostly associated with the 2002 thriller starring Jodie Foster hiding out in her fortified Manhattan townhouse, construction of PANIC ROOMS...
I Stopped OBSESSING Over Knowing GOD’S WILL
This just in from our global online tribe: “I keep praying to know God’s Will for me, but nothing ever comes. It’s frustrating and my faith is lacking because of it.” I get it. ALL believers—including ME–would love to have a prescribed roadmap from God that lays out a prescribed pathway with purpose and peace embedded in its pavement. For STARTERS, it would be great...
How Can My TRIALS Become A Beautiful TAPESTRY?
This just in from our global online tribe: The Bible tells me in the book of Romans that all things work for good, but I cannot see that in my life. I only see the challenges and trials. What am I missing? This important question vexes most Christians. In fact, many believers NEVER fully understand that God is creating a thing of beauty with their life until they get to heaven. ...
God Knows Us Better Than We Know Ourselves. DARN IT!
It hit me this weekend that millions of Christians on planet earth are, despite what God commands, trying to CONTROL their circumstances. Trying to control their pain and pleasure. Trying to control their lives. That is IMPOSSIBLE, of course. But God DOES give us the power to control what we THINK; FEEL; SAY; and DO. This life-long fight begins every day when we wake up and...