In Isaiah 61:3, God prophesied that the Messiah would fundamentally change who we are and that He would be glorified as a result. Look at what He says: “So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified”. In this verse, God calls us oaks of righteousness.
Archives for August 2018
My True Confession About Yelling at God
Hot tears ran down my face while driving. I was feeling angry, afraid and overwhelmed. I called my wife and just vented. The next day, I found myself venting to God and quite frankly, yelling at Him. The events of the past several years have been brutally difficult and they have taken a toll with
“I cringe, referring to ADT as ‘training’, when the Spirit tells me…”
The year was 1996. On some level, I was struggling daily and felt pretty defeated by life. I was in a marriage that had been “challenging” for most of its 25 years. I had recently quit a job that had become stress-filled beyond my ability to cope. I was exhausted and had just been diagnosed
Our Lies about God Can Cause Great Fear
At GLI, we are convinced from Scripture and the thousands of people we’ve ministered to, that almost every person has a main lie about God which can cause great fear if left undiscovered. There is usually more than one, but make no mistake about it, there is a granddaddy of them all. This big
You Don’t Have to Let Relationships Define You!
I recently received an email that said, “It’s hard to get where you’re going when you’re worrying about a stolen identity.” I thought about it for a while and came up with my own quote, “It’s hard to get where God wants you to be, if you don’t know who He says you
