Nobody knows us as God does, and nobody knows what we need like Him. If the Father was to leave us to our preferences, there is no question we would miss out on some of the most essential and satisfying blessings of life.
Our inherent desire is to avoid the dark seasons of our lives. I understand. Who’s looking for trouble? Who has a death wish? Even though there is a maturing element to the suffering that is essential, if any of us are going to be used by the Lord, we don’t have to enjoy it. https://lifeovercoffee.com/just-when-you-thought-things-were-going-well-the-other-foot-falls/
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/
