Oh you of little faith,” Jesus said to Peter in Matthew 14:31. I get it. The guy was sinking. His succumbing to the waves, we’re explicitly told, is because he doubted. So yes, his failing faith left him flailing in the moment. But before that? Peter got out of the boat. “Jesus,” I want to challenge, “doesn’t that count for something?” It would make sense in my mind if Jesus called Peter’s faith "promising." I’d like for Peter to have gotten some credit, a pat on the Continue Reading
God Won’t Budge {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
“Come oooooonnnn,” is a phrase I mostly use in the kitchen. By the fridge. Holding something with a lid. Twist-off tops and I don’t get along because they will NOT budge. In most cases, being inflexible, stubborn, or unmoving isn’t favorable. So often it seems like if we just grip tighter or twist harder, we’ll have the opportunities we long for. We’ll find satisfaction. We’ll gain the missing ingredient and finally put together that idea we think is best for us. But, if God’s the Continue Reading
When You Think You’re Failing at Faith {Recharge Wednesday Linkup}
He blessed a child and saw God raise him from the dead. He survived and played a leading role in one of God’s big droughts. He stood up to impetuous rulers who were murdering people like him willy-nilly. The man called down fire from heaven effectively! “Failure” is not a word we associate with the prophet Elijah. But Elijah once believed he was failing at faith. After yet another death threat, he fled. The man had seen miracles. He’d played a part. Elijah knew he had been following and Continue Reading
