Finding rain in the desert. In the past few years, I’ve had repetitive experiences in the workplace that produced much confusion and disappointment inside my heart and mind. God has given me the undeserved grace of living out the beauty of a poured-out life. I knew the unspeakable fulfillment of giving of myself out of…
Tag: death of self
Escaping the trap of the self.
If you lose your life you will find it. We live in an age of self-indulgence. People everywhere are obsessed with how to make themselves happy. We are conditioned by the world around us to want more and more things in the hopes of finally being fulfilled. We are also promised the power to do…
Taking the lowest place.
Live a life of learning to decrease! Being humble is an attitude of the heart that doesn’t take root into our lives naturally. It is a posture of complete surrender and worship before God and a state of absolute dependence on Him. Though God can empower us to live in humility, we can all too…
Taking God at His Word.
Refusing to give in to our feelings. It’s so easy to give in to our feelings. It’s the natural disposition of the flesh. From the time we wake up in the morning to the time we go to sleep we are faced with a serious choice. The choice of living our lives according to our…
The higher life.
When the power of God invades your existence. I used to live a life of defeat. I know what fear and anxiety feel like and what it’s like to see your life through the lens of despair. Though God would often show me the beauty of His power in glorious ways, He has also brought […]
Letting go.
When life becomes no longer about me. I’ve seen the extravagant beauty of dying to self. Many times in my life, God would show me what is possible when He is at the center of my existence. I’ve become certain of the fact that living a life of self-denial was not just my calling but…
The Eyes of My Heart 