And now abideth faith, hope and love, but the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 Life has seasons, cycles, and surprises that test our patience and challenge our faith. Quite by accident, we find ourselves facing a crossroads wondering, "How did I get here? I don't know how to respond? If I follow the easy path, the safe path, I will violate everything Christ died to give me. If I follow the narrow path, I will please God, but be misunderstood and reviled by man?" Recently I underwent the greatest test of faith since I became a Christian 34 years ago. I had to decide whether would obey God or obey man, whether I would let injustice hide in the shadows or bring it into the light.
Adolf Hitler convinced the German people they could rebuild their country and establish a superior race by propagating a lie and implementing the most horrendous holocaust in history. His wicked goal was to exterminate a race of people. How did he convince an entire nation to violate their consciences and watch evil march through their society? In Hitler's own words, we find the answer, "If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed." Satan is a lot like Adolf Hitler; he is known as the father of lies. He feeds his victims propaganda which keeps them lost, sick and captive. There is always a bit of truth entwined with the lie. His favorite tools are the big
Have you ever thought about why some people succeed and some people don't? Success begins with our thought life and how we frame what we think about. Our lens, filter or frame makes a difference in how we perceive our relationships with people, culture, environment, and God. We can look at God through two contrasting lenses and end up with two totally different versions of who He is. If we view God through a "What God Isn't Doing" filter, we focus on our failures, mistakes and disappointments and blame God' for all of it. The "What God Isn't Doing" lens highlights what hasn't gone rightin our lives and causes us to continually dwell on our unmet expectations and our pain. This mindset separa
