I confess! I used to believe with a lower case b. I did. During this time of my life it was very difficult for me to believe that God would honor his promises and “that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of […]
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My tendency to feel unworthy as a child of God earlier in my life increased with each new “mistake” I made or bad thought that crossed the cinema of my mind. This negative cycle created and reinforced a damaging self-perception that I could never live a Christ-like life. It was a LIE! Thank God I
I lived for many years with a self-destructive “NEGATIVITY FORCE” roiling in my head and creating a barrier between me and God. It was HORRIBLE. The noisy and painful narrative that invaded my mind took the form of thoughts like: Nothing counts and nothing ever matters. This can never and will never change. My life’s
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It all depends on the foundation it strikes. That’s what will determine our response to the earthquakes of life. In a large earthquake, some buildings are unfazed and suffer no damage, while others are completely destroyed and left in rubble by the same temblor. The degree of damage and destruction is determined not only
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What a disaster! How can I ever be happy again? That’s the headline and lead paragraph to a story earlier in my life when as a CEO I was the subject of intense criticism. What did I learn? What did God teach me? How did the experience change and shape my life? Let
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You have played this game before, right? Of course you have and I have and if they gave medals for playing the “I’m Boss” game, mine would be solid gold. We actually start playing boss as children, always wanting something and eventually wanting everything. We have all seen and heard kids walk around
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Hold on…this is not about Donald Trump’s signature line from Celebrity Apprentice. Nope, it’s the line God prompted me to use on myself when I had the misguided inclination to be the boss of my life and not fully trust him. On that day, God made it crystal clear that he wanted my heart—all
Whew! It’s over. Thank God that storm has passed. Have you ever felt like that after going through one of life’s trials? I have. More times than I’d like to admit. The good news for me is that God has revealed his perspective and the truth that spiritual growth after a test of faith
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Being content in this materialistic, got-to-have-it-now world is easier said than done, right? I used to think about contentment in terms of “giving thing up.” But God has shown me that contentment is much more than giving up the drive for material and financial success. Contentment is really a character issue. God
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I wanted the perfect career, perfect marriage, perfect family, perfect house, perfect car, perfect church, perfect hobbies, perfect attitude…the perfect life. And I was willing to do whatever it took to make all of that happen. You know, “try hard…you can do it, Mark.” So much for MY plan. Of course perfection is
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