How many times has it happened to you? You know you should read the Bible but you just don’t know how best to do it. Been there, done that.
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Over the many years of coaching Christians to engage the word, I developed a simple acrostic as a framework anyone can use.
I encountered some verses in Psalm 16 this morning that got my attention for they seemed to ask me: “Do you always start the day with God before you?”
I have set the Lord always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will rest in hope…. You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. (8,9,11)
When I asked myself that question, I confess that I didn’t like the awkward silence that followed. All too often I feel as if I am out in front, taking the lead and hoping that God can keep up. It’s silly, I know, but maybe you do the same thing from time to time?
We hear a lot about love these days but not so much about truth. Why is that? Perhaps it is because we as Christians often neglect the source of truth–God himself and His written revelation of Himself–the Bible.
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In this episode, I discuss why it is so important that we engage the Bible each and every day–as a life habit–to prepare for the challenges of living an authentic life.
What happens when you are doing good work for God–planting and building up a new church–and you find out your son will be born without part of his heart?
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Dan and Joy Nichols had to learn how to walk by faith when life didn’t exactly turn out the way they thought it would. If you are facing a faith challenge or know someone who is, I suspect you and they will find this conversation encouraging
What does Easter have to do with living an authentic life? Hint: It has nothing to do with jellybeans. Answer: The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the only reason I would ever want to live an authentic life.
Authentic means real, genuine, true to reality. We hear a lot these days about people who allegedly discover their authentic selves. And we are then expected to celebrate that discovery. But the truth is that our authentic selves are not to be celebrated as is.
On the day if his resurrection, Jesus spoke with three types of people–one who was confused, some who were fearful, and one who wa doubting. But we can learn a lot from not only what He said but how he said it.
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Have ever been or are you presently confused about your life direction? Are you fearful about what lies ahead in life? Are you doubting if what you believed to be true about God is still certain?
If so, then this episode is for you.
When you’re thinking about stepping out in a new life direction, you should get advice. But be careful whom you ask for input. Not everyone is qualified to give you guidance about stepping out by faith.
I mention the need to get wise and experienced counsel in Episode 10 of The FaithWalker’s Podcast.
There may be voices in our life that we respect, but if they have never attempted to do what we are contemplating, we should take their input with a grain of salt.
I used to think that if I didn’t say anything, I wasn’t saying anything. Now I know better.
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In this episode I discuss the challenges I experience as an introvert who would prefer to keep my thoughts to myself. Over time, I have realized that being silent is not always the best option.
When you’re considering stepping out in a new life direction, you should not expect it to always be easy. There is a learning curve that each of us must experience at the start of anything new.
The curve can be scary when you’re in it, even bewildering and disorienting. That is normal.
Let me repeat that: it is normal to find the curve to be challenging.
Following your new life direction will be scary at times. You will experience turbulence.
When you step out in a new life direction it is almost always going to be harder than you thought it would be.
I wish someone had told me a few things before I stepped out to pursue a new life direction. But instead I had to learn the hard way. I offer this episode of The FaithWalker’s Podcast in the hopes that you don’t have to.
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If you’d prefer to read a summarized version, click here to visit the site of my friend Ron Edmondson where I sketched out the main lessons learned.
I go into more detail in the podcast, so I encourage you to listen and, hopefully, learn from my experience.
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