Uncoupling oneself from God’s morality with no moral compass releases the individual to be a god of his life (Proverbs 14:12). The worst case of this is Lucifer. Though no one will do what he did, there are no known limits to what a depraved soul can do without God’s restrictions.
Sometimes people ask, “Can you believe what [he] did?” Almost without exception, I say, “I can believe it. If [he] has been living apart from God in a self-absorbed way. I am surprised you are surprised by their actions.” https://lifeovercoffee.com/when-i-kept-silent-about-my-sin-this-is-what-happened/
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/
