In what areas of your life do you need freedom? Are you stuck wrestling with hopelessness or depression? Are there areas of your life that you can’t stop thinking about, such as boys, food, or your appearance? Do your emotions feel out of control? These are the symptoms of bondage, and they are all rooted in lies that are contrary to God’s truth.
Yearly Archive:: 2009
Freedom from what?
Do you need to be reminded of your freedom? Are you living like a slave, tied to old habits, old sins, and old ways of thinking when Jesus has purchased your freedom?
Yada, yada, yada!
"Yada, yada, yada!" You can hardly read that without snickering, can you? Seinfeld has made it a well-known cliché. If you’re like me, you translate it, "Blah, blah, blah!" But trust me. This word anything but boring.
Are you using your sword?
God’s Word is the sword we must use to defend ourselves against the lies told by the world and by the evil one. It is also the shovel we must use to uproot lies once they have taken root in our hearts. We cannot live lives committed to God’s truth without loving and reading God’s Word.
A Surprising Beauty Regimen
What are some of your favorite beauty regimens?
Painting your nails? Shaving your legs? Coloring your hair? Getting a massage? How about choosing—and overflowing—with gratitude?
Are you a target?
Scripture gives us plenty of evidence that when it comes to lies, Satan has you in his sights.
Who’s lying to you?
If you’re going to dig up the lies in your own life, you need to know who’s lying to you. Otherwise you’ll waste your time and energy and efforts fighting the wrong enemies.
Two Truths and a Lie
I’ve realized that the process of deciphering lies from truth is a difficult one. We rarely fall for something that we know is a lie. Instead, we are deceived.
Confessions of a Pastor's Wife
If you’ve been following the blog at all this month, you’ve probably realized that I love the church. But lean in close, I want to tell you a little secret—I haven’t always felt this way.
What does the church look like beyond your backdoor?
I’m sure you realize that Christians live all over the world, and you probably already know the church didn’t start here and isn’t contained to the lower 48. But have you taken the time to consider how God is using the church worldwide?