Sometimes the hardest thing God asks us to surrender is something we once would have gladly left behind. In 2010, I read Tramp for the Lord by Corrie ten Boom. One account stayed with me: a single missionary who left her home and possessions to serve in China. Her greatest fear was becoming a grain [...]
The word fulfillment literally means “to fill up.” If you are fulfilled, you are filled full. The real question is how do you define fulfillment? What makes you full? There are many sources that can fill us up: food, relationships, possessions, accomplishments, experiences, and a few other personal favorites I’m sure you could add to [...]
Most people dream about the day they can stop working. They picture slow mornings, long afternoons by the pool, and a calendar with nothing on it. No bosses. No alarms. No pressure. At 31, that dream became my reality. And at first, it felt like I had finally arrived. Even more, I believed God had [...]
Imagine that you have decided to become a gold miner. You drop everything in the suburbs for a simpler life to pan gold by the side of a stream in the Colorado Rockies. After you start, you can’t believe how easy it is. Day after day you walk fifty yards to the trickling stream near [...]
Jesus often told stories about servants and stewards who were entrusted to take care of valuable assets, such as money, fields, or vineyards, which belonged to a master. In Matthew 25 there is a story about three servants who were given different amounts of money, “each according to his own ability” (v.15). In this story, [...]
Do you remember playing Hide 'n Seek growing up? Did you wait in a hall closet while your heart pounded, hoping like mad that no one would find you? In Jeremiah 29:13, God doesn't hide where He can't be found, but invites us to look for Him and find Him when He says, "You will [...]
We hold on to many things that cause pain, stress, and suffering. But, if we would only let them go we could be happier. The World Observer recently listed 15 things which, if you give them up, will make life a lot easier and much, much happier. Here are five of the newspaper's 15 things. I [...]
In his book, “The Fulfillment Factor,” author Mike Kendrick shares an engaging story about two kings. There once was a king who wanted to make his name great among his people, so he built a grand castle shooting into the sky to grace his world-renowned city. The result was what he wanted. Men worshipped him [...]
In our society, doing something big has been exalted as king. You've got to dream big, make big money, and run a big organization. Certainly, all those things are grand if that is the territory God has assigned to you. But when it’s not—and even if it is—we should never forsake big, little acts of [...]
