God is Working in Your Waiting

God is Working in Your Waiting

Most parents would agree that their children don’t want to wait for anything. This “dis-ease” of waiting follows most of us into our adult years. But believe it or not, something actually happens while nothing is happening. God uses waiting to change us.

Worrying is a Spiritual Issue

Worrying is a Spiritual Issue

The main reason we worry is actually plain and simple: We are trying to protect ourselves. It doesn’t make much sense. After all, being afraid and worried does not prevent problems or make us more able to handle them. But it comes from a part of our thinking that isn’t quite rational.

What to Do When You Feel You Aren’t Growing

What to Do When You Feel You Aren’t Growing

When Jesus saw a paralyzed man sitting by a fountain, He asked something I initially found very surprising: “Do you want to get well?” (John 5:6). The truth is, as crazy as it seems, we don’t always actually want to get better. We actually have reasons for holding on to things we try so hard to let go of. And we can’t move forward until we realize and address that.