God Plays Chess Backwards

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The Lord Doesn't Explain Himself

The Lord Doesn't Explain Himself

Something to consider. The Lord does not often explain himself ahead of time. Why you might ask? Because then you won’t learn, you won't grow Using a story from the Bible. Why did The Lord tell Gideon to reduce his army for example? Well The Lord didn’

Not Wanting To Offend People Is Toxic For Society

Not Wanting To Offend People Is Toxic For Society

Have you ever noticed that not wanting to offend people makes our society weaker in basically every way? That might sound weird to hear, sure. Especially since it's counter cultural to the messaging of being "sensitive" or "aware" or "making sure people are

You Have To Dig Out

You Have To Dig Out

Everyone is human. (AI isn't sentient, trust me) Which means that we all have shared experience, the experience of being human. So what you might ask? Well in that shared experience is that we are all wrong about things, while thinking we are right about them. Now it

Sometimes Divorce Is The Way

Sometimes Divorce Is The Way

Many in the faith community gonna get ruffled reading this. But life is not perfect. Sometimes divorce has to happen. Which is probably why He allows for it. You see two things can be true at the same time: * Divorce can be bad * Divorce can be what’s needed Sometimes

You Cannot Chase Your Passion If...

You Cannot Chase Your Passion If...

You Cannot Chase Your Passion If... You cannot feel passion. It’s entirely possible for a human being to stop feeling. You might think that’s impossible but becoming numb is a thing. It's not even "rare", which is scary when you realize that. Being numb,

The Disconnect

The disconnect between thoughts and feelings can be vast... You can be full of thoughts. Opinions about things and people and never notice how you feel about those same things. This is often times more of an issue for males. But females definitely experience it. Although perhaps how it actually

Fundamentally You Cannot Control Anything

Fundamentally You Cannot Control Anything

Because you cannot actually control people. Ever. You cannot lead people to life change. You can only take them down the road. Because in the end only a person can choose, when they have reached the end of whatever road they are on and clinging too. You cannot force a

He's Not Done Yet

He's Not Done Yet

Perhaps you are in a good season of life right now, and you are growing. But maybe that's not your story today. Maybe that's the opposite of your story today. Have you ever lost sight of tomorrow? I know there have been many times in my

When Entertainment Stops Controlling Your Life

When Entertainment Stops Controlling Your Life

When entertainment stops controlling your life When desire stops controlling your life When avoiding conflict stops controlling your life When anxiety stops controlling your life When pleasure stops controlling your life When I stopped valuing entertainment (movies, shows, games, scrolling on social media) I started getting things done in my

All information Impacts You

All information Impacts You

It doesn’t matter what it is. Good or bad. Entertainment or education. Everything you bring into your brain through your eyes and ears changes you.

Sometimes Running From The Lord Puts You Into A Storm

Sometimes Running From The Lord Puts You Into A Storm

To the left is normal for you. To the left is how you would normally choose. To the left is how you've always chosen. But there's darker skies over there. Faint rumbling...

You Don’t Get It Your Way

You Don’t Get It Your Way

We’ve all been there. Hoping, praying, and fighting through the problems in our lives. But more often than not the Lord doesn’t answer or resolve the situations the way we want.

The Real Question

The Real Question

The question isn’t “Why won’t you answer my prayers” The question isn't...

Doing Nothing

For things to improve you usually have to do something. And it’s usually the something you are avoiding most...

Can We Truly Understand Good, Without Evil In The World?

Can We Truly Understand Good, Without Evil In The World?

Can you forgive, if you've never experienced seeking forgiveness?

Gotta Practice, Right?

Gotta Practice, Right?

Nothing special to say today. Just finally getting some real practice in

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Timelapse - Gotta Practice, Right?

The One Or In The Lane?

The One Or In The Lane?

Finding your lane is like putting a puzzle together. Where the pieces fit together to make a picture. Your lane is not the same as anyone else's lane. It's your lane.

“Soon” And “Are You Ready?”

“Soon” And “Are You Ready?”

Of course our natural inclination is to assume he is referring to what we desperately want him to be referring to... And I am absolutely guilty of doing that a bazillion times in my life. But that's not usually the case.

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Timelapse - “Soon” And “Are You Ready?”

Are We Guilty Of Losing Perspective?

Are We Guilty Of Losing Perspective?

So perspective is personal. Which also means it's possible to lose it, since it's personal and unique to you... Now alongside perspective we all have struggles...

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Timelapse - Are We Guilty Of Losing Perspective?

God Knew

And you might say "Yeah, so what? Aaron messed up. What's your point?" My point is...

Timelapse - God Knew

Timelapse - God Knew

You Know It’s The Lord Speaking To You When

You Know It’s The Lord Speaking To You When

You see your selfish will or things outside you, aren't going to direct you...

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