Even If i Walk Alone

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

Discipleship

Starting Over

by

What if you were starting over in your walk with Christ? What would you do differently than you are doing right now? It’s easy and even inevitable to fall into ruts if we are not intentional in our choices. Are you living the life you know Jesus wants you to live? Why not? What’s holding you back? What fears have been getting in the way of you living your potential and becoming the person God created you to be?

starting over,mulligan,do over,God's will,purpose,priorities,habits,discipline,spiritual disciplines,discipleship,I John 5:3–5,overcomers,faith

image © iQoncept via Fotolia

I admit it’s a lot of questions to throw at you all at once, but if we aren’t taking the time to evaluate where we are in our relationship with Jesus and how we’re doing in our walk, we will continue to drift along doing the same things we’ve always done and achieving the same results we’ve always gotten.

[Read more…] about Starting Over

Church on Auto-Pilot

by

Recently I was reading a challenge I thought was so good I had to pass it along. The challenge was to think of all the ways you attend church on auto-pilot. Most tend to park in the same spot, sit in the same seat, and talk to the same people. We don’t even think about it. So, what could you do differently next week to step out of your comfort zone and do something you have to think about rather than coast on auto-pilot?

church on auto-pilot,going through motions,Revelation 3:16,vomit you out of my mouth,lukewarm,mediocre,mediocrity,Luke 9:57-62,foxes have holes,foxes have dens,church,discipleship

image © Stuart Monk via Fotolia

What if you reached out to someone you’ve never met and struck up a conversation? What if you gave up your favorite parking spot so someone else could have the shade? Most of all, what if we made the point of our worship all about Jesus?

[Read more…] about Church on Auto-Pilot

What Consumes You?

by

It is said what has your attention has you. My experience has proven this to be true. If God has your attention, then God has you. You are a servant of the King. What if God doesn’t have your attention? What if your attention is split between many things or worse yet, anywhere but God? Is anything other than God worth your attention? Regardless of the circumstances, I can’t think of anything more important than God… ever!

what consumes you,mission,purpose,commitment,discipleship,love,priorities,church

image © applezoomzoom via Fotolia

Begin with God and everything else tends to fall into place one way or another. If we want to be disciples of Jesus though, I think we must go beyond attention. We need to be consumed with God to the point we struggle to think of anything or anyone else. So, let me ask the question, what consumes you?

[Read more…] about What Consumes You?

Renounce Everything

by

When doing my usual daily reading of something from A.W. Tozer, I came across a question which pierced my soul: “Can you renounce everything which is inconsistent with the glory of God and the highest good of your fellowmen?” I wish I could say I immediately responded ‘yes’ without hesitation, but this wasn’t the case. I try and live a simple life but still find myself living in absolute luxury compared to almost all the other 7 billion people roaming this planet.

renounce everything,tozer,aw tozer,a.w. tozer,commitment,discipline,discipleship,God's Kingdom,Kingdom of God,priorities,Luke 9:57-62,foxes have dens,Luke 14:25-27,must hate mother,John 16:33,you will have trials,Matthew 7:13-14,narrow gate

image © F8studio via Fotolia

By American standards, I’m not rich. It’s worse than that; I’m comfortable. Comfortable; what a horrible word in this context. Jesus has called his followers to a lot of things, but comfort was never one of them (Luke 9:57-62; Luke 14:25-27).

[Read more…] about Renounce Everything

Stop Being Busy

by

Eugene Peterson once said, “Busyness is an illness of spirit.” I think not only is busyness an illness of the spirit, but busyness will also cause your spirit to be ill. Given this, I would implore you to stop being busy! I’m not certain when being busy became a badge of honor, but it seems like it has been in my lifetime. I hear my father tell stories of people sitting on porches and just talking with their neighbors, passing the days as if they had all the time in the world.

stop being busy,busyness,Eugene Peterson,message translation,discipleship,priorities,mission,Matthew 28:19-20,great commission,Luke 10:2,workers are few

image © estradaanton via Fotolia

Previous generations seemed to put a lot more stock in building relationships than we do today. And no, Facebook and WhatsApp do not count in this context. I’m talking about deep, personal, and lifelong relationships. I believe our obsession with busyness is killing our ability to forge true relationships with others.

[Read more…] about Stop Being Busy