Tag: Power
The Shepherd Counts Differently
Failure… Sit with that word for a minute. What does it make you think of? When I read it or hear it spoken, I can see my failures. Some recent. Some years old. Things I wish I had done differently. Things I wish I could go back and change. Why does one word have…
Love Deeply. Possess Lightly.
Holding on tightly is something we are taught without it being said out loud very often. Movies and books teach us to hold on with everything we have. Life teaches us that sometimes we must let go. When we hold too tightly things often break. Or things are not able to move as they…
The Shepherd Sets the Pace
Modern society tells us that slowing down and taking breaks is bad. Keep pushing. Work through lunch. Put in more hours than everyone else. Never take vacation. Keep the kids busy with sports and activities. Always be doing something. That way of thinking has crept into the church, too. Volunteer for everything. Be at…
Still I Walk
Continuing to walk in the face of hardship sounds noble. It sounds like the plot of a story. “His home was taken, and yet he strode forward into battle.” That is a great way to describe walking with God through hardship. But most of the time, that is not how it happens. When things…
Available Before Able
Be Available, Ability Will Come There are many times in my life when I have thought, “I can’t do that. I’m not able.” “I don’t have what it takes.” I’m sure I’m not the only one. There are many things where that is absolutely true. If someone suggests that I perform brain surgery, I…