It is so difficult to keep Jesus as the focus of our lives. Even in December, when all signs should point back to our King, we get wrapped up in a million other things and forget to make Jesus the center of our celebrating.
Yearly Archive:: 2009
Is your throne getting cluttered?
Jesus is certainly worthy of our worship, but so often we put other things on the throne of our hearts.
Bored With Christ
Do your eyelids have a tendency to grow heavy during church or maybe your prayers have been drying up if they last longer than a few minutes? As I remember falling asleep in His presence, I’m forced to ask myself: What’s going on here? How do we become so bored with Christ?
Don’t Miss the Real Meal
How often do I lose sight of the miracle that is Christmas? I may get a little mushy inside when I hear sleigh bells or see Christmas lights, but that’s like digging into chips and salsa appetizers while the real meal is on its way.
Eating Mud and the Holiness of God
After reading through a passage in the book of Numbers, it hit me that if God is that holy, how can we expect to talk, pray, and worship Him with sin still hidden in our hearts?
Introducing Hannah Farver
Allow me to introduce the newest member of the LYWB.com blog team—Hannah Farver.
Who’s really on the throne?
So often, we live in a way that screams "it’s all about me." The reality is, we’re not the ones on the throne.
What kind of King do we serve?
I’m learning that ignoring God’s role as King means missing a huge part of who He is. More importantly, when I forget that God is the One who sits on the throne, my focus tends to become all about me when it should be all about Him.
From the Archives: Does Twilight lead to an unholy fantasy life?
Many of you have written about how difficult it is to wait on God’s timing for romance. And several of you have been honest about the heartache you’ve experienced when you’ve made the decision to link your life with someone other than the man God would choose for you. Surely an obsession with a fictional character, who seems to have it all, does nothing but muddy these waters.