Paying Attention to what Matters:
My Relationship with Me
Fall in Love, then Change the World
God says 'Go' after He says 'Come'. We bear fruit after we abide. He's after intimacy. I'm after fruit and impact. Result? Artificial fruit + zero impact. Who turned the world upside down? His 'friends'. |
The Me I see
It's hard to love the me I am if others don’t. Sadly, I tend to get my view of me from those who don't really know me. Yet I don't ask the God who does know me, nor do I believe Him when He tells me. |
Paralyzed from the Neck Up - Part 1
I will dream of homers yet never swing away. Bad decisions can ruin your life. But so can indecision. Like Thoreau, I wish to 'live deliberately'. I don’t want to come to the end only to find I never lived. |
Paralyzed from the Neck Up - Part 2
Jesus asked a paralytic if he wanted to be healed. Why? Because we won't ask once we stop hoping. I resign myself to my mat. 'It's just the way it is'. Why raise my hope? Yet Jesus does precisely that! |
Paralyzed from the Neck Up - Part 3
Signs of paralysis: I stay busy to avoid life. I never act until I'm ‘sure’. I overthink until I can’t think. If I don’t try, I won’t fail. I’ll do it right or I won’t do it. I avoid goals. I'd rather dream than decide. |
Words of Hope for Paralyzed Minds
What Jesus said to the paralytic gives me hope for my paralyzed mind. I find hope to 'get well' once I admit I’m not. I find worth in His delight instead of my success. I'm no longer afraid to swing away. |
When Pain is all I think About - Part 1
Deep pain can totally consume a heart. Too much pain for too long can break it. So bring it to God! He may not remove it but He’ll sit with you in it. It’s not hurt that breaks a heart but hurting alone. |
When Pain is All I think About - Part 2
Ever feel like you flee from a lion only to meet a bear? Or run home to your safe place and a snake bites you? (Amos 5:19) I can't even seem to avoid trouble, much less deal with it or handle it well. |