Sometimes we Christians can act like impatient parents. When the child gives us something that does not meet our standards, we snatch the paper from the kid and say, “Give me that! Let me show you how to do it!” But in this case, we try to grab the pen and paper from the Lord while telling Him how we want things to go for us.
You may see this co-authorship worldview on the bumper of a car. The bumper sticker says, “God is my Co-Pilot.” It’s cute and a bit hokey, but worse, it’s sloppy theology. The Lord does not work for Uber, where you get to tell Him where to take you.
Most assuredly, you cooperate with Him. You can even make your plans, but never think that your strategies are His (Proverbs 16:9). You make them as best you know how, but you trust Him to direct how things will go. He is the scriptwriter. Your story is not your story. Are you okay with that? https://lifeovercoffee.com/when-the-slave-battles-his-master-for-ultimate-control/
The shocking and inspiring story of Sophie Ottaway.
Watch the full interview here: https://lifeovercoffee.com/podcast/ep-490-sophie-ottaway-engineered-at-birth-to-be-a-girl/
Focus on the Cause, not the Effect, so you can remove the cause and not be affected by the effect.
A local church’s worship value is not primarily about the music but the lifestyle because you never ask, “Are you worshiping?” The reason is that we worship all the time. God made us for worship—wired us for worship, you could say.
Worship is part of what it means to be image-bearers. Who could do otherwise? The better question is, “What or whom do we worship?” https://lifeovercoffee.com/three-characteristics-of-a-fantastic-local-church/
Whenever a person chooses sinful anger, he is, in effect, giving the other person control over him. It’s counterintuitive. In his anger, he is like a marionette, a puppet on a string.
Anger toward someone is the total submission of their thoughts, attitudes, emotions, and behaviors to the other person. It is not self-control, as governed by the Spirit of God, but someone out of control or under the control of another spirit. https://lifeovercoffee.com/podcast/ep-110-help-for-the-angry-person/
