What to Do When You Need a Spiritual Recharge At the risk of offending somebody reading this, I must admit that I’m not a plant person. Well, I do have a couple fake plants and garlands in both my loft and classroom, but keeping actual plants alive isn’t necessarily a hobby I excel at or…
Category: Christian Living
Three Helpful Ways to Check Your Priorities
Three Helpful Ways to Check Your Priorities I’m reading through the book of Ezekiel right now, and today I navigated through some tough chapters about God’s wrath. More specifically, I was in Ezekiel 4-9, where God is telling Ezekiel to prophesy about His coming judgment against those who had rebelled against His laws and decrees….
One Simple Idea for Building Your Prayer Life
One Simple Idea for Building Your Prayer Life 1 Thessalonians 5:17 says believers should “pray continually.” That verse always makes me stop and do a double take. Pray continually? Is that even possible? As you grow in your walk with the Lord and draw increasingly nearer to Him, chances are you’ll find yourself naturally talking…
An Important Prayer for People Far From God
An Important Prayer for People Far From God Still thinking about the heart over here! Do you pray regularly for people in your life who don’t have an intimate, vibrant relationship with Jesus? And for friends, family members and colleagues who don’t know Him as their Savior? I do, and I’m sure you do, too. …
How to Test the Contents of Your Heart
How to Test the Contents of Your Heart I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the heart. The Bible says, “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it” (Proverbs 4:23). The same verse in The Message translation of the Bible says, “Keep vigilant watch over your heart; that’s where life…
A Life Hack for Stopping the Sneaky Slide into Sin
A Life Hack for Stopping the Sneaky Slide Into Sin For myself and all of my fellow teachers out there… Throughout the winter months, we teachers moonlight as professional weather watchers. If there were ever experts on weather forecasts and predictions especially in January and February, teachers have that position on lock. Why? Well, of…
One Question That Can Change Your Perspective
One Question That Can Change Your Perspective As a high schooler, my first official part-time job was at Gordman’s, the department store. It was a fantastic first job! I learned so much about customer service, hard work, time management and how to be a good employee. Most importantly, I learned a ton about the retail…
How To Live Differently As A Citizen Of Heaven
How To Live Differently As A Citizen Of Heaven As someone born into American citizenship, I admittedly don’t often stop to think about all of the provisions and protections my citizenship guarantees. It’s too easy to take something for granted when you’ve never known life without it. A quick Google search, though, reminds me that…
Advice for How to See and Respond to God’s Favor
Advice for How to See and Respond to God’s Favor Have you ever considered the connection between favor and service? First of all, we might as well establish that to some extent, each person on earth lives in the favor of God every single day. He wakes us up and puts air in our lungs….
A Prayer for the Traveler Seeking Better Spiritual Discipline
A Prayer for the Traveler Seeking Better Spiritual Discipline Do you ever get frustrated with your progress, or lack thereof, when it comes to your walk with the Lord? I definitely do. There’s one thing that consistently reminds me of my imperfect human nature–what happens when I’m out of my regular daily routine. When I’m…