“I’m just a sinner saved by grace! I repent in the morning and I’m bound to be in sin by the evening. You know how it goes!” “Well, we’re all bound to sin now and again.” I would have identified with these statements in the past. It is more or less the message that I internalized about our relationship to sin. But let’s, for a moment, examine the words we use when we speak like that. “I’m bound to…” What are you…
A commitment is only as good as the person making it. Since nearly half of the marriage commitments that have been made in our recent past have ended in divorce, it would seem that commitments don’t really seem to mean much. It’d be like tossing a coin. Sure we can make a commitment. It’s easy. Just say the words “I commit to…” and then add words to the end of that sentence… “…going to the gym everyday.” “…eating healthy.” “…being there for you anytime…
God wants to love us even more than he wants us to like him. Consider that for a moment… I’ve known some really good fathers and mothers. I’ve known some rebellious sons and daughters. I think I’ve always had this notion that the more a parent loves their children unconditionally, the more the children will like their parents. I’m not a parent, but I think in my mind’s eye I’ve always assumed that if I had children, they would love…
I think it’s been almost a year since I’ve added any posts here! I’ve thought of it often…I’ve had content that could be posted…but I’ve also encountered the “hump” of inertia that I’ve needed to get over. All that to say, I’ve got some new posts that I’ll be uploading to the site and they’ll be posting once a week, so check back soon!
