What if you really do know and understand what you are asking God for? Or at least on the human plane, as much as you are able, what if you know and still ask? Let’s just say you have thought it out, you’ve entertained the possibilities and have decided to ask God anyway. What if you ask in complete confidence having the understanding that it is not opposed to the known will of God. What then? What if He says yes? What if He allows the desires of your heart to come to pass? Continue reading
You Know Not What You Ask
But Jesus answered and said,
Ye know not what ye ask…Matthew 20:22a
A marathon is just a bit over twenty-six miles in which tens of thousands compete to be first. Only one will be first and claim the victor’s crown. That doesn’t make one good and thousands bad. Second is good too. Third is not bad either. In fact, it is significant that of the millions who could have, you choose to. The fact that you even chose to participate sets you part. There are just as many measures of success as there are motivations for competing. But our success or failure is not based on what others do or think. Nor is it based on our past accomplishments or future aspirations. Continue reading
Why Me? Why Now?! (for Terry)
The pain and the agony of physical discomfort is as inescapable as breathing air. Even that simple, necessary and almost autonomic exercise at times brings excruciating pain to some. We look for joy, peace, exhilaration, and at some points just a little peace. We see pain as abnormal and unwanted. We are grateful for the heart beat and dread the heart attack. We rejoice in the strength of well nourished and properly exercised muscle. We sorrow when age and infirmity atrophy our once admirable physical frame. We say “ Why me , why now? ” We think of the best days of our lives and wonder why so many look forward to what we affectionately refer to as the golden years. Continue reading
His Not Yours
His not yours. His not yours. His not yours.
Tullian Tchividjian is the grandson of Ruth and Billy Graham. He is the Senior Pastor at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church where D. James Kennedy ministered for many years. In a recent blog concerning our performance driven Christian lifestyle in western culture he concludes with this poignant summation.
“If you’re a Christian, here’s the good news: Who you really are has nothing to do with you—how much you can accomplish, who you can become, your behavior (good or bad), your strengths, your weaknesses, your sordid past, your family background, your education, your looks, and so on. Your identity is firmly anchored in Christ’s accomplishment, not yours; his strength, not yours; his performance, not yours; his victory, not yours.”
His not yours.
A serious thought, worthy of serious consideration.