There’s a line in 1 Timothy that really caught my attention: “Train yourself to be godly” (1 Timothy 4:7). Why is this so great? Because of the word “train”. Paul doesn’t say, “suddenly know”, or “don’t work too hard at it”, or “it will come naturally”. No! He says “Train yourself”.
If you’ve ever trained in [...]
Archive for January, 2008
training for God
Posted in Bible, God, faith on January 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
when we screw up
Posted in Bible, God, taking action, tagged failure, God, mistakes, Proverbs on January 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I had lunch with a friend the other day, and as we often do our conversation shifted towards God. As we talked, I began to describe some of the things happening with R3 and what personal challenges I needed to be working on next. That’s when she said something to me that didn’t fully register [...]
working at faith
Posted in God, faith on January 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am beginning to realize that faith involves a lot of work. I used to think that becoming a Christian was the hard part, that once I worked through my doubts it would be smooth sailing. But it’s not. And in some ways it’s harder.
When I first became a Christian there was the excitement of [...]
the dangers of following God
Posted in Bible, faith, taking action on January 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I often wonder if I would be willing to drop everything and follow God. As I sit in the comfort of my home, surrounded by my things, I think, “of course I would!” But would I? Would I have the guts to follow God?
To be honest I’m afraid of what true surrender looks like. I [...]
is excellence bad?
Posted in God, taking action on January 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes it seems that we Christians are afraid of embracing excellence. As if somehow doing amazing things, and doing them well, was something God wanted us to avoid. Now it’s possible striving for excellece can get you in trouble. For instance, a pursuit of excellence, for the sake of excellence, is a bad idea. It [...]
