About nine years ago, I cam across a few verses in the book of Hebrews that radically shifted how I thought about the death of Jesus. Have you ever had that? You read a verse in the Bible that you’ve read before, but you catch something this time that you…
Tag: obedience
Humble Obedience
I heard a sermon on Acts 10 this past Sunday at church and I’ve been thinking about Peter ever since. I keep coming back to the fact that Peter was told that he would be used by God for something important, but — to my understanding — wasn’t told what…
Trust and Obedience
Ever since the beginning of time, humans have struggled with obedience to God. We are good at coming up with reasons in an attempt to justify our disobedience, but it all falls short. Obedience isn’t easy for us, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do it. In fact, obeying God…
Finding Motivation
Do you have a hard time finding motivation to do things? I know I do sometimes. I’m an externally motivated person, so if there is not any external motivation — I’m much less likely to actually accomplish anything. I thought if I could just make myself an internally motivated person,…
