The word Adam means red man or man of the dirt. We are clay pots, people of the dust—dirt clods. God loves playing in the dirt. He knows life is not about present perfection but a process that matures within a context of loving friends that move us into ever-unfolding Christlikeness.
Do you see dirty friends and family members as opportunities to cooperate with God to shape them for His glory? Are you tempted to manipulate the clay pots in your life according to your preferences rather than trusting the Lord? https://lifeovercoffee.com/forcing-others-to-change-will-blow-up-your-relationship-with-them/
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/
