Posts with the tag “xsession”

Prayer is essential, not because God needs intel or validation or permission or anything like that, but it is essential because He loves you, deeply and intimately. He loves you and wants to have a re...  Read More

Jesus does not, here, tell us to give to the needy. He assumes that we will be. It is a given that His followers will be engaging in charity and generosity to help care for and provide for the needy i...  Read More

It is one thing to say you’re a Christian, but shield yourself from any danger, and another thing entirely to throw your arms open and invite Jesus to expose you, to destroy you, to remake you....  Read More

God made us living, breathing, feeling people with emotions, not robots or drones or avatars, and as such, He made us with the ability to be excited, and more than that, excitement is part of the full...  Read More

Jesus has said that He came to give us abundant life, Life that is overflowing and wonderful. David, in Psalm 23:5, says, “my cup overflows.” This overflowing cup represents blessing and goodness that...  Read More

The commandments, the commands and restrictions, were all there to orient a person's life towards God, to make them open to being the people that God wanted them to be. They weren't there to provide w...  Read More

Persecution is promised if we are living lives that align with God, but it’s ok, because our time here is just a blip in eternity, and when we align ourselves with God and accept Him, the reward in He...  Read More

We should show mercy because God has shown us mercy, and when we are merciful, we receive mercy....  Read More

His knowledge is far beyond our knowledge, and the result of that is that we can often look at what God's doing and think it is foolish. However, God has perfect knowledge, and the things that we thin...  Read More

We are called to sacrifice in obedience, in faith, in service, just as Jesus did for us, but God has promised that He has grand plans for you. He is asking you to give up your own control in order tha...  Read More

Every person has an innate knowledge of God. There is something within them that knows that there is something more, and desires to experience that and be connected to it. That something is Jesus, and...  Read More

Humility, meekness, is looking at the world, looking at the people around you, and seeing how you can be of service to them. It is counting “others more significant than yourselves” This is also a gre...  Read More

This is like sin. It is destructive and harmful. We are allergic to it, not meant for it to be a part of us. It causes pain and is absolutely unnecessary, but it’s pretty and tastes good and activates...  Read More

[T]hroughout history, what He is looking for is those who are poor in spirit, who are willing to truthfully admit, both, the state of their own soul and the magnificence of what God has done and who H...  Read More

He simply lived and spoke the truth. He acted on Truth, unashamedly and unapologetically. He did what was right. He said what was right. He was loving and compassionate when the time called for it and...  Read More

Here’s the thing, God does that for us, has done that for us. God doesn’t just love us, but He romances us. He goes to great lengths with unexpected and mysterious acts to display and live out His lov...  Read More

You see, God is not in the business of monotony. He is in the business of rejuvenation and newness. He doesn’t just do the same old thing day after day, but He does things that are new and fresh and e...  Read More

You can't live a full life, you can't fully love God, if you don't love yourself....  Read More

Life is an adventure! Following Christ is an adventure! When Jesus said He came so that you may have Life Abundant, He was talking about an adventure, about giving you the opportunity to embark on an...  Read More

If our delight, our passion, is for Jesus we will find a life that is full and fulfilled....  Read More

Jesus came to Earth for multiple reasons. One of those reasons was to pay the penalty for our sins, for the wrong things that we have done. One of those reasons was to make it so that we could be reun...  Read More