Yes, the body has many different parts, not just one part. – 1 Corinthians 12:14 The eye is completely different from the foot. It’s smaller, plays no tangible role in supporting and transporting the human body, it’s extremely fragile and less robust than the foot…and yet it’s extremely vital to the well-being and survival of …
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It hurts
No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening–it’s painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way. – Hebrews 12:11 …but it’s worth it. Stick with the process – in fact, lean all the way into it – and let God make you into …
Keep it burning
Remember, the fire must be kept burning on the altar at all times. It must never go out. – Leviticus 6:13 One of the great deceptions in the World’s Operating System is to make you believe that the real you is the one you see in the mirror. This “you” operates in a physical realm, …
Red hot chili prayers
“…The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” – James 5:16 The reason it’s said that “the Devil is in the details” is because many people aren’t diligent enough to examine the specifics of things on the periphery of their immediate interests. And as a result of this negligence, they find themselves overcome …
A little
Just a little sleep, just a little slumber, just a little nap. – Proverbs 24:33 Big doors turn on small hinges, mighty ships are steered by simple rudders…and devastating outcomes emerge from “insignificant” expressions of continual neglect or attention. In Proverbs 24, the Word tells the short tragic story of a vineyard owned by a slothful man who …
Preparing clay
Even though Jesus was God’s Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered. – Hebrews 5:8 Suffer: to undergo or experience. Learned: manthano; to increase in knowledge and understanding; to hear, be informed; to be appraised. Obedience: attentive hearkening. The things you’re experiencing and undergoing are the teachers God’s sent to help you learn …
Fake intimacy
“…and he did not know that the skin of his face was ablaze with light because he had been speaking with God.” – Exodus 34:29 Whether you’re talking about a marriage, a cello, your customers, a French pastry, or any other opportunity to commune with God…you can’t fake intimacy. Moses spent time communing with God, …
Rejoice!
Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. – Phillipians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say it: rejoice! The work this Scripture calls you to is not to get yourself to rejoice more through your own effort and determination. Instead, your work is to simply believe and receive the …
Learn and do
From everyone who has been given much, much will be required, and from the one who has been entrusted with much, even more will be asked. – Luke 12:48 If you learn something, then do something with it. For every book, blog post, TED Talk or amazing experience you’ve been blessed to encounter…determine to do …
15 minutes (a day)
“…making the very most of your time [on earth, recognizing and taking advantage of each opportunity and using it with wisdom and diligence], because the days are [filled with] evil.” – Ephesians 5:16 Start a blog and publish something every single day, even if nobody reads it. The act of writing it will make you a …