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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

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.

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...

God Knew

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

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...

We All Get Lost Along The Way

We All Get Lost Along The Way

But seriously stop and think about it as you're sitting there right now. Do you consider your life a journey? Or perhaps it feels more like a log drifting down the river? Or worse yet perhaps it doesn't feel like anything, perhaps it just feels like nothing?

Letting Go... Is Harder Than Holding Tight

Letting Go... Is Harder Than Holding Tight

Your heart and your mind are claws, gripping it tightly. Giving you excuse after excuse why you should not let go. Filling you with panic and anxiety...

God Has Made Me Forget All My Hardship

God Has Made Me Forget All My Hardship

This time the "forget" part got me. Because it reminded me that when you heal, you stop being anxious or hurt by the past. And you can even move forward...

Narcissists Dissolve Your Ability to Feel Hope

Narcissists Dissolve Your Ability to Feel Hope

Now you might wonder, why I used the term "dissolved". It's intentional for sure. Because it's a slow process, it doesn't happen instantly. Over time the narcissist reprograms your brain to stop feeling the benefits and good feelings of hope.

The Story of Joseph. God Plays Chess Backwards.

The Story of Joseph. God Plays Chess Backwards.

Think about it backwards, not forwards:

Spending All Your Time In The Past

Spending All Your Time In The Past

Do you find yourself stuck in the past? Perhaps you would say no to that question. But what if I asked in a different way... Do you find yourself stuck looking at old photo albums over and over, and you are filled with regret? Or perhaps looking through your closet

Nudges

When god introduces something new to your thinking it can often be because he’s stopping your current thought line and deflecting you either towards his will, or away from something not good. For instance if you’re thinking about a new sofa. And he brings a vacation to your

Why Is It Now Culturally Unacceptable To Let Yourself Feel Hungry?

Why Is It Now Culturally Unacceptable To Let Yourself Feel Hungry?

Are You Convincing Yourself Of Something?

Are You Convincing Yourself Of Something?

One of the biggest problems I often see is that someone is merging "what not to do in a toxic relationship" with "what to do in a healthy relationship".

Are You Done Now?

Are You Done Now?

You see He knows how you're wired. Where you are at in life mentally, financially, physically, emotionally. And he can plan for ...

How They Do It

Obviously the dude is toxic and all that jazz. And the comments were a 💩 show, just like you would expect. So instead of engaging in that thread of typical comments I decided to...

Can You Be Disconnected From Yourself?

Can You Be Disconnected From Yourself?

Sometimes we override ourselves by thinking too much or too hard. We feel something, but then run that feeling over with what we think we want, what we think looks good.

Control Freaks are Idolaters?

Control Freaks are Idolaters?

You seek that outcome so much that you have put it on a pedestal and are spending countless amounts of energy trying to get what you want to happen.

Still Working on Character Design

Still Working on Character Design

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