Don’t build up a wall! Don’t put yourself in a self-imposed prison!
When you won’t let anybody get close to you because, “I’ll never let anybody hurt me again,” you’re making a terrible mistake. You’re not living! You’re just existing! I believe it’s a part of my calling as a pastor to help you and to encourage you to say, take the risk. Have the courage to […]
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We fear rejection.
This may be the greatest fear in human beings: The fear of being rejected. We’ve all been rejected at some point, and we know how much that hurts. And so, we fear it and we close ourselves off and say, “I’ll never let anybody hurt me again,” and we build up walls. Maybe you’ve been […]
When God wants to bless you, He sends people into your life. When the devil wants to destroy you, He sends people!
There are several types of relationships that are liabilities, not assets. If you are going to develop healthy relationships, you first must cut off the unhealthy ones you have developed. If we’re honest, sometimes we’re just not ready to go “no-contact” or end a relationship, even though deep inside we know it’s unhealthy. Boundaries are […]
God values His name.
I am so grateful for the response to yesterday’s message. “Taking A Step Of Faith.” I am truly overwhelmed from the calls I received on how it touched people’s lives. The beginning of the message was completely interrupted by the Holy Spirit, which is why I believe it touched people. Something very powerful happened and […]
Agape love…what is it?
There are 4 words for “love” in the Bible. One of them is “Agape” love meaning, “God’s divine” love seen most clearly through the love of Jesus Christ and (importantly) given to those who receive the Spirit of God into their lives. Let’s focus on AGAPE love in this post. It’s a deeper and more […]
True love.
There’s a lot of hopelessness in the world but God’s love brings certain hope…LOVE can always conquer whatever trouble brings, and love will cover over a multitude of sins. Don’t ever underestimate what sincere love can do. If it comes from God eternal, He offers strength anew. When life is cold and grim; when hope […]
Love is a much overused word.
Love is an interesting and much (over) used word with a great variety of meanings; for instance… I love my dogs and I do… I love a certain types of music… I love drinking tea… I love my favorite sport team… I love to watch documentaries… I love the color blue… I love seeing justice […]
Grace flows from scars.
Your wounds are what I want you to recognize and to own! Yes, own them. Don’t run from them. Those wounds, those scars, are part of you. And that, is part of what is beautiful about you. See Jesus’ wounds? His hands? See His scars? Grace flowed from those wounds, He did something beautiful-He redeemed […]
Leaving an abusive church and leadership.
Often an abusive church is built around the leader who practices some unhealthy forms of shepherding. Often that leader comes from a church that was abusive or had an unmet need for significance. Sadly, many leaders begun with good intentions, but their unresolved personal issues cause them to become dependent on their ministry and not […]
The heart of manipulation.
Don’t Let Them Manipulate You! Manipulation is a way of getting what we want (and controlling people to do what we want) through underhanded means: deception, guilt, anger, flattery or some other way of taking advantage of their weakness. The heart of manipulation is, “Give me the steering wheel” — it’s a desire for control, […]