Tag: Season 1
The Freedom of Dependence
Sometimes life doesn’t look the way you want it to. Sometimes your life is out of your control. Sometimes the things you were once free to do are no longer available to you. There are times in our lives when we are completely dependent on others. There are seasons when we need to depend…
The Things We Cannot See
Learning to See When we are first learning to drive, we are taught to check our blindspots. Before changing lanes, before turning, before backing out, we first check what we cannot see. There is even an entire section at auto parts stores dedicated to blindspot mirrors, devices designed to help us see what we…
What Are You Refusing To Surrender?
Surrender to God Surrender. When I hear that word, I think of war. I think of the end of something. I think of defeat. I also think of Jesus on the cross. Even then, we talk about His giving up His life for us. And while surrender may actually mean giving up, it is…
Same Desire. Different Path.
When God Redirects What We Want Sometimes we ask God to change what we want. We recognize that a desire has taken hold of us. Maybe it has become too important. Maybe we have built too much of our life around it. Maybe we know that what we want isn’t what God wants for…
The Direction of Your Desires
What are you pursuing? Every trail leads somewhere. That seems obvious when you’re standing at a trailhead with a map in your hands. If you follow one path long enough, you’ll arrive at its destination. The trail doesn’t decide where it is going while you walk. It was already leading somewhere. Our lives are…
What Shapes Your Desires?
Beneath Every Step There is a question beneath nearly every decision we make, though we rarely stop long enough to ask it. What do I desire? Most of us spend our lives evaluating our choices. We ask whether we made the right decision, chose the right path, or handled a situation well. Those are…
Before God Transforms
Life has a way of revealing the hidden things in us. Sometimes we don’t know they are there. Sometimes we choose to believe they aren’t. Eventually, we all discover something about ourselves we didn’t expect to find. Anger. Bitterness. Fear. Grief. Whatever it is, we are rarely prepared for what is revealed. God has…