“We can’t imagine the freedom we find from the things we leave behind.”- Michael Card (“Things We Leave Behind”) In Chapter 4 of The Wall Around Your Heart, author Mary DeMuth looks at four types of kingdoms we build on earth that keep us living stalemated by the past. Today Mary discusses the Woe-Is- Me Kingdom. […]
As Mary DeMuth begins Chapter 4 (“May Your Kingdom Come Soon: Walk in the Great Right Now”) of The Wall Around Your Heart, she relates her own tendency to “react to the past rather than be wooed toward the future.” Although Mary existed off the fumes of her reaction to her past for awhile, eventually she […]
“Never be wise in your own sight. Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.”- Romans 12:16-18 Mary DeMuth concludes Chapter 3 of The Wall Around Your Heart with her discussion of […]
“I make a terrible Jesus.”- Mary Demuth’s friend Stacey In today’s post, Mary DeMuth (The Wall Around Your Heart) continues her discussion of ways to revere God in the way we handle adversity. 3. Don’t make people or their opinions idols. Mary notes that some people believe the fundamental point of life is for others […]
Today’ Mary DeMuth continues her discussion of what we can do to revere God in the way we handle difficult relationships (Chapter 3, The Wall Around Your Heart). 2. Lament when you’re hurt. Mary explains that to get beyond the pain of adversity, we must acknowledge the pain first in order to move on later. […]
“Just do your best, and pray that it’s blessed, and Jesus takes care of the rest.”- Keith Green “You can’t drive forward by looking in the rearview mirror.”- Anne Graham Lotz In Chapter 3 of The Wall Around Your Heart, Mary DeMuth discusses four ways to revere God in the way we handle our difficult […]
“Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or a sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother or sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen.”- 1 John 4:20 (NIV) In Chapter 3 (“May Your Name Be Kept Holy: Allow God to Be God”) of The Wall […]
“For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry ‘Abba! Father.’ “- Romans 8:15 (ESV) “If I be his child, then I have a portion in his heart here, and I shall have a portion in […]
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father in heaven.”- Matthew 5:43-45 In Chapter 2 (“Our Father in Heaven: Live in Your Father’s […]
Not a Fan (Zondervan, 2011) Not a Fan: Becoming a Completely Committed Follower of Jesus is the first book by Pastor Kyle Idleman. His second book, Gods at War, previously was annotated in Crown’s bibliography. Pastor Idleman begins by observing that whenever Jesus spoke to a large crowd, most often the message He preached would […]
As Mary DeMuth concludes Chapter 1 of The Wall Around Your Heart, she asserts that the most important thing we can do to help our relationships is to be obedient to God in whatever He asks of us. There is power in obedience. God often uses difficult people to shape and conform us to Jesus. […]
” . . . let us run with confidence the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfector of our faith . . .”- Hebrews 12:1-2 “Bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.”- Luke 6:25 In Chapter 1 of The Wall Around Your Heart, author Mary […]