Embracing Principles

Condemnation or Conviction?

Condemnation or Conviction?

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.” John 8:17 (ESV) Do you ever wonder the difference between conviction and condemnation? How might that look in real life? Let’s look at a few of the differences. Condemnation comes from Satan. It makes us want to run from God. Condemnation is broad. Yet is also personal. Condemnation rarely addresses…

Spotlight or Floodlight for Our Hearts

Spotlight or Floodlight for Our Hearts

Have you ever looked at another’s life or circumstance and thought, How could they miss the red flags? How are they so blinded? We can get so self assured righteous. We tell ourselves that we keep our own hearts in the spotlight. All is light and bright. The thing about a spotlight is…it hits “a” spot. Everything around it is dim, in the shadows, unnoticed.  If we are not diligent, we can get so accustomed…

The Imprint of God on Our Lives

The Imprint of God on Our Lives

Doesn’t it seem that beginning the year – January – is the time to make some changes? January for the year is kinda like Mondays for diets. It just seems the logical time to start over. My family (and my church family) are smack dab in the middle of prayer and fasting. The month of January has been dedicated to seeking God in a deeper way.  I am fasting bread and sweets (sugar). I do…

Waking Up With Jesus

Waking Up With Jesus

“And they were to stand every morning, thanking and praising the Lord, and likewise at evening.” 1 Chronicles 23:30  Sitting at our breakfast table in the wee hours of the morning makes me want to ask the question, “Do you know where your brain is?”, or maybe make the statement, “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.” Quiet time… I had made the commitment to meet with God before I left for work. This meant…