“Comparison robs you of gratitude.” The words have stuck with me, even though I don’t remember who first said them. And it’s true—comparing ourselves to others keeps our eyes fixed on the wrong thing and steals our joy. So why do we do it? Why is the battle so hard to win? Hijacking our gratitude isn’t the only thing taken from us when we accept comparison as a way of life.
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Under Pressure
If you fail, you aren’t a failure. A lot of people don’t realize that. Our choices don’t define us and neither do our outcomes. When we are under pressure it does reveal our true character. Because pride keeps us blinded to our own shortcomings God allows pressure in our lives to create moments of clarity when our eyes are open to the reality of our hearts. Testing exposes our weakness. What un-Christlike attributes boil over when the heat is turned up? That’s where you still need to grow. Read More
Betrayed… again
We have all betrayed a friend. Sometimes it’s out of hurt or anger, sometimes it is completely unintentional, and sometimes we think it will bring about a desired outcome; it’s simple selfishness. Jesus was betrayed but His best friends and I believe that while they probably had different reasons, they also had different outcomes. Read More
Broken Families
We live in a world full of broken people so we have to live in the reality of broken families – biological, church, and even friends. People deal with broken relationships in many different ways. So if relationships will always cause pain because we are all broken, what’s the point and how do deal with them? Let’s take a look at why our relationships are broken.
Bystander or Participant?
There is something important we can learn from the story of Zacchaeus — he only wanted to see Jesus. He just wanted to watch. He wanted to see what all the fuss was about. Although he was a rich and influential man, he wasn’t popular or well-liked. I imagine that he didn’t expect Jesus would be too interested in getting to know him, others weren’t, but it didn’t change the fact that he wanted to see Jesus or that Jesus had a different idea.
Deeper Growth 