So often we want life on our terms. In marriage when someone wants the marriage to be built on “their terms” ….it very often fails or at the very least is unhappy. A HUGE lesson that I learned in life is not to always demand it on MY TERMS. In fact, I will go one step further…

I often meet people that are curious about Jesus; after all, He is probably the most famous figure in the world. I also see that often the curiosity stops right there, though literally millions of lives have been healed by Him over the centuries. Many are still “just curious”. Many don&#

I have met many people who WANT their prayers answered….but don’t DEMONSTRATE the faith for their prayers TO be answered. I often tell people that God is not a cosmic vending machine, “put in a prayer and out pops the answer you wanted”. I have even met people who WANT…

I am always amazed by people that have seen the power of Jesus in their lives time after time, and even recognized it as such. Yet, during a storm in their lives, I often I hear, “Where is Jesus? Why is this happening to me?” Knowing Jesus does not mean that we will not encounter storms!

I always tell people that if someone tells them, “Come to Jesus and everything will go smooth in your life”……well, I tell them to RUN from that person very fast. The truth is…… there will still be issues to deal with, storms in your life, problems and temptations.

One thing that I have noticed about living my life in the kingdom, following Jesus, is that interestingly enough, the pressure of many things is taken off of me…because Jesus shoulders that pressure. The world recognizes self-reliance, self-confidence, and self-direction. According to worldly