Even If i Walk Alone

Instructing and encouraging you to live your life as a disciple of Jesus

Daily Life

Don’t Give Up

by

God has chosen You. He is pursuing You. There is work for which You have been uniquely designed to do. This work will be done if we will only hold fast, keep our eyes on Jesus, and don’t give up. Satan roams around like a roaring lion seeking to destroy you and your dreams (1 Peter 5:8). The devil will do whatever it takes to take you down. Through trials, temptations, anxiety, fear, and discouragement, he will pull out every stop to dissuade you from pursuing Christ and all He has given you to do.

don't give up,perseverance,persevere,commitment,mission,purpose,God's Kingdom,faith,Matthew 28:18-20,great commission,1 Peter 5:8,satan roam saround,satan prowls about,lion seeking devour

Don’t give up. Don’t give in to the lies of the adversary. Only you can do the work God has created you to do. While your talents and gifts may seem insignificant to you, they are a vital part of God’s plan for building His Kingdom here on earth. So, stay strong and don’t give up.

[Read more…] about Don’t Give Up

Timeless

by

There is so much noise in our world today. It seems everyone has an opinion on everything, and if you happen to disagree with their opinion then you are one of the intolerant or unenlightened ones. Historically, opinions have never been in short supply. This much isn’t new. What is new are the multiple platforms people have available to voice their opinions.

timeless,purpose,mission,God's Kingdom,discipleship,focus,Matthew 25:31-46,sheep and goats,Kingdom of God

Traditional and social media never sleep and are never quiet. Much – if not most – of what is being talked about has little value. It certainly has no eternal value. It is just noise, and distracting noise at that. There remain real issues in this world, real problems in need of a solution. Perhaps it is easier to focus on made up crisis than to confront what is really going on.

[Read more…] about Timeless

How Will You Live?

by

I don’t want to just live my life. I want to live my life for Jesus. It’s so easy to get caught up in the flow of day to day activities and cultural expectations. But if we live our lives like everyone else, we will have missed the point and wasted the years given to us by our Creator. Life for followers of Christ should be so much more than working in our jobs and hanging out with friends and family.

How will you live,priorities,purpose,commitment,discipleship,discipline,peer pressure,expectations,approval

If we do those things without an eye towards building God’s Kingdom, then we are no different from those without Christ. Our lives must be different. You can not encounter the God of the universe and come away unchanged. If you have surrendered your life to Jesus, you are no longer your own. You are no longer like everyone else.

[Read more…] about How Will You Live?

God’s Will for Your Life

by

I’m not sure why, but we make following Jesus a lot more difficult than it needs to be. I think when we get to Heaven we’re going to see how complicated we made it and how simple it should have been. Like the Pharisees, we have added all sorts of rules, regulations, and obligations onto what Jesus taught. My guess is we do this to avoid doing what He told us to do.

God's will,committment,mission,Matthew 22:36-40,Galatians 5:22-23,love,joy,peace,patience,faithfulness,kindness,goodness,gentleness,self-control,greatest commandment,will of God,God's will for your life

Just as claiming to be a perfectionist is often an excuse for procrastination, I think our busyness in the name of Jesus is an excuse for our lack of selflessness and desire to love others. We try and hide the ugly with something good. But ultimately only God is good, and any attempt to mask Him with anything else will result in something less than He is. It will result in worthless pursuits.

[Read more…] about God’s Will for Your Life

Time Debt

by

Every day we are accumulating an astronomical amount of debt we can never repay. It’s not financial debt, but rather a time debt. Unlike money, time is a finite resource. While we can always find a way to earn more money, time is either used the moment you receive it, or it is lost forever. The time we lose, or more accurately waste, is building an insurmountable debt. All the things we know we should have done but put off until later end up passing away when we do.

time debt,budget,financial crisis,personal finance,commitment,priorities,purpose,intention,discipline

The phone call you need to make, the message you need to send, or the kindness you need to perform, all are either done in the moment or forever banished to our mounting pile of debt. Time waits for no one. It marches on unabated. The time to do what God puts on your heart is now, not later.

[Read more…] about Time Debt