“Sin always begins with the character assassination of God. We believe that God has put us in a world of delights but has determined that he will not give them to us if we obey him. This is the lie of the serpent. . . . One of the main reasons that we trust God […]
“We are to guard and protect our hearts and our minds to make sure we keep good in and evil out. We are to guard and protect our testimony and make usre our lives produce the fruit of God’s Spirit in us. And we are to guard and protect our calling to love God and […]
“Love can be unconditional, but relational access should never be.”- Lysa TerKeurst “Above all else, guard your heart; for everything you do flows from it.”- Proverbs 4:23 (NIV) “If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on the solutions, I would spend the first fifty-five minutes determining the proper question […]
“God is not merely sad nor merely angry — because he is not merely holy nor merely loving. He is angry over the offense and violation of sin but mourning over its effects over what it is doing to the creation and the human race he loves. It is important for our purposes to see […]
“Interior examination is a commitment we all must give ourselves to, through God’s grace. But note that his grace turns us inward for the sake of self-awareness, confession, and ultimately love. This process, in the paradoxical beauty of God’s way, ends with us growing in our outward love.”- Rich Villodas Rich Villodas continues Chapter 1 […]
“Nothing is as freeing as confessed sin. Nothing is as isolating as a guilty secret. And that is why the Enemy wants you to keep your sins a secret. If you keep your sins a secret, you will be trapped in the cage of guilt the rest of your life. The only way out is […]
“God created the world and everything in it. He had the first word, and He’ll have the last. Yet, in our pride we consider the Bible outdated and irrelevant to modern life, and ultimately, we pretend to know better.”- Bob Merritt “Or, do you think Scripture says without reason that [God] jealously longs for the […]
“God always hope we choose obedience and life, but Adam and Eve did what we often do. They ignored all the freedoms God gave . . . and focused on the one thing they didn’t have. Sound familiar?”- Bob Merritt “For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the […]
“To embrace and love who we are, we have to reclaim and reconnect with the parts of ourselves we’ve orphaned over the years.”- Brene Brown, Rising Strong “No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame.”- Psalm 25:3 (NIV) In Chapter 13 (“Boundaries with Guilt and Shame”) of Boundaries for Your Soul, […]