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Category Archives: Dying To Self
Step by Step
Imagine taking a trip in which God says: “I want you to get in your car and start driving and I’ll let you know where you’re going sometime along the way. As you drive just keep listening for My voice … Continue reading →
Posted in Choices, Commitment, Decisions, Dying To Self, Faith, Faithfulness, God's Guidance, God's Will, Obedience, Trusting In God
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Tagged Abraham didn't know where he was going, God sending manna each day, looking to God for daily bread, Saul waiting in Damascus three days, taking the next step with God, the Israelites following the pillar of cloud and the pillar of fire, when you don't know what to do do what's right in front of you
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Making Music Out of All the Noise
Famed American composer/pianist George Gershwin was standing on a crowded beach talking to a friend. The waves were crashing into the shoreline. Other people were engaged in conversations. A nearby merry-go-round was operating in full volume. Venders were trying to … Continue reading →
Posted in Belief, Brokenness, Choices, Commitment, Decisions, Discernment, Discipleship, Dying To Self, Faith, God's Omnipotence, God's Omnipresence, God's Guidance, God's Omniscience, God's Sovereignty, God's Will, God's Work, Human Life, Music, Peace, Prayer, Priorities, Problems, Restoration, Salvation, Submission, Suffering, Trusting In God, Worry
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Tagged God can bring good out of the bad, hearing the music of life, Jesus as Shepherd, quote from George Gershwin, story about George Gershwin, the difference between noise and music, the steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord
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Ministering in Humility
Louisiana televangelist Jesse Duplantis made national news a few years ago by asking his followers to help him “believe for” a new $54 million jet he wanted God to gift him. Was the request Duplantis’ sneaky way of asking his … Continue reading →
Posted in Brokenness, Character, Contentment, Current Events, Dying To Self, Evangelism, God's Work, Greed, Humility, Ministry, Money, Preaching, Pride, Prosperity, Service, Sin, Suffering
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Tagged Isaiah seeing the Lord, Jesse Duplantis and Kenneth Copeland flying with demons, Jesse Duplantis wants a new jet, the chief of sinners, the least of the apostles, the least of the saints, What kept Paul humble?
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The Problem with Trying to Please Everybody
Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away. (Genesis 5:24, N.I.V.) By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death. “He could not be found, because God … Continue reading →
Posted in Adversity, Choices, Commitment, Contentment, Courage, Criticism, Decisions, Desires, Discernment, Doing Good, Dying To Self, Faithfulness, Fear, God's Guidance, God's Will, God's Work, Humility, Obedience, Persecution, Priorities, Problems, Service, Spiritual Warfare, Trusting In God, Worry
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Tagged Aesop's Fable about a father a son and a donkey, Aesop's Fable about trying to please everyone, Aesop's Fables, Enoch pleased God, Enoch walked with God, Enoch was not, Genesis 5:24, Hebrews 11:5, trying to please everybody, You can't please everybody
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A Lesson Learned From a Poor Widow
Monetarily speaking, the greatest giver of all time was not a rich industrialist who made his billions and then contributed a portion of his wealth to philanthropic efforts. Instead, it was a poor widow who placed two small coins in … Continue reading →
Posted in Commitment, Discipleship, Doing Good, Dying To Self, Eternity, Faith, Faithfulness, Giving, God's Omniscience, God's Work, Heaven, Humility, Ministry, Money, Needs, Reward, Sacrifice, Sanctification, Service, Sowing and Reaping, Stewardship, Trusting In God
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Tagged eternal rewards, heavenly rewards, Herschel Hobbs, the greatest giver ever, the greatest philanthropist of all time, the widow's mite
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Nothing Important Happened Today
Sometimes the facts get in the way of a good story. For years, a legend persisted that on July 4, 1776, the day the American colonies declared their independence from England, King George III’s diary entry read: “Nothing important happened … Continue reading →
Posted in Commitment, Discipleship, Doing Good, Dying To Self, Faithfulness, God's Guidance, God's Will, God's Work, Human Life, Personal, Priorities, Service, Submission
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Tagged King George nothing important happened today, Psalm 90:4, take up your cross daily, the diary of King George III, the diary of King Louis XVI
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Self-Preservation & Jesus
A man interviewed for a job at a famous art gallery that housed dozens of priceless masterpieces. As part of the interview process, he was asked, “If a fire broke out in this gallery and you could only save one … Continue reading →
Posted in Adversity, Brokenness, Commitment, Courage, Crucifixion, Death, Disappointment, Discipleship, Doing Good, Dying To Self, Extending Forgiveness, Faith, Faithfulness, God's Work, Human Life, Ministry, Missions, Obedience, Persecution, Perseverance, Personal Holiness, Preaching, Priorities, Problems, Prosperity, Revenge, Sacrifice, Sanctification, Service, Spiritual Warfare, Submission, Suffering, Trials, Truth
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Tagged christianity, Christians will suffer persecution, health and wealth preachers, I die daily, jesus, losing your life for Christ's sake, love not the world, prosperity preachers, the fiery trial, the survival instinct, turning the other cheek, what living for Jesus really looks like
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A Profound Question
A missionary was once asked if he liked his work in Africa. His reply was as follows: Do I like this work? No. My wife and I do not like dirt. We have reasonably refined sensibilities. We do not like … Continue reading →
Posted in Adversity, Children, Choices, Church, Church Attendance, Commitment, Discipleship, Doing Good, Dying To Self, Faithfulness, Giving, God's Will, God's Work, Love, Mercy, Ministry, Perseverance, Problems, Prosperity, Sacrifice, Service, Stewardship, Suffering, Sunday School, Trials, Witnessing
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Tagged Bible, choosing to stay in a small church, christianity, Church, church members leaving smaller churches, god, jesus, the heart of a servant, the small church vs. the mega church, when God asks you to do something you don't want to do
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God’s Fiddle
Bob Jones Sr., who founded Bob Jones University (a Christian university in Greenville, S.C.), used to tell the story of a student from North Carolina named Dorothy. Dorothy came from a family that wanted nothing to do with Jesus Christ … Continue reading →
Posted in Balance, Brokenness, Desires, Discipleship, Disobedience, Dying To Self, God's Name, God's Will, God's Work, Idolatry, Joy, Music, Obedience, Priorities, Sanctification, Service, Submission, Talents
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Tagged Bob Jones Sr., Bob Jones University, complete surrender, God is a jealous God, God's fiddle, God's name is Jealous, Music
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Kicking at the Goads
When the risen Jesus met Saul of Tarsus – who would become the apostle Paul – on the Damascus road, one of the things He told Saul was, “It is hard for you to kick against the goads” (Acts 9:5). … Continue reading →
Posted in Backsliding, Change, Choices, Conscience, Conviction, Disobedience, Dying To Self, God's Chastening, God's Guidance, God's Will, Guilt, Obedience, Rebellion, Repentance, Sin, Submission
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Tagged acts, Bible, christianity, coming under conviction, god, jesus, kicking at the goads, kicking at the pricks, responding to conviction, Saul's persecution of Christians, Stephen the first martyr, the death of Stephen
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The Disciple's Road 