Love the Lord Your God

(Photo credit: my mom.) What does it mean to put God first? Matthew 22:37 clearly states that we are to love the Lord our God with all our hearts, souls, and minds, but what does that mean? How can we put God first in a world that pulls us in every direction? I was thinking …

What 1 Kings 20 Taught Me about Humility

I was reading 1 Kings 20 awhile ago, and something in the passage really struck me. In the story, an enemy king (quite intimidating. He had 32 other kings with him) was coming against Ahab and the Israelites. God promised that He would give the enemy into the hands of the Israelites. Exactly what Ahab …

When Life Feels Unjust

“The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.” The words written in Psalm 16 sound glamourous. It’s one of those easier-said-than-done phrases. As a Christian, I know head knowledge that this is true, that nothing happens without God’s consent and that He takes good care of me. But …

More Than a Religion

I don't know how you view God. Maybe you were taught to think of Him as a Judge Who has no interest in our lives but only desires to condemn. Or maybe you were taught to believe that if you're good enough, He'll let you into heaven. Or maybe, like me, you thought that your …