God Used to Love Me Like That
There have been times when I really felt the love and presence of Father God. It seemed as though I was the most special person in the world to him. He and I were going to do great things together. There have been times when I stopped feeling that love and presence, but saw other people experiencing it. This was upsetting and evoked jealousy. It felt like God had moved on from me, and now he thought someone else was the…
Life Meter
A few years back, I heard a sermon in which the speaker was describing someone who was afraid of flying. That person never flew in airplanes. When asked if he had any fear in his life, he would say “I don’t have fear in my life.” The speaker’s response to that person was: “No, you don’t have fear because you reduce your life to accommodate the spirit of fear.” This really struck me! How much life do I miss out on…
More Selfish than Mean
I watched a young boy in the coffee shop today go nuts because he wanted a cookie. He was being quite obnoxious about it and this really bothered his older sisters. Then they were a bit mean to him in response. Watching this had a way of confirming something that I’ve been realizing lately. Our biggest problem isn’t that we’re mean to each other. Our biggest problem is that we’re self-focused. Being mean is the fruit of selfishness. The fruit…