The more you compare, the more you’ll despair. Comparison gives us a distorted view of reality. It leaves us believing that others are inferior to us or we’re inferior to them. Both views hurt more than they help. It’s better to celebrate your progress over coveting their’s.
Doing What’s Right
Standing up for what’s right is rarely easy and almost never convenient. It’s easy to get so busy with daily life that we forget our responsibility to speak up and live differently in a broken world. But God doesn’t call us to do what’s popular—He calls us to do what’s right. And when you choose … Continue reading Doing What’s Right
Small Steps + Big God = Lasting Change
It’s tempting to try to change everything at the start of a new year—but that only leads to frustration, and we quit before President’s Day. Pick one thing, take small steps, and rely on God’s strength each day. Small Steps + Big God = Lasting Change.
God Isn’t Waiting to Love Some Future, Ideal Version of You
God isn’t waiting to love some future, ideal version of you. He loves the actual you that’s reading this today. That doesn’t mean He loves everything you think or do. It means His love isn’t based on how well you perform. It’s rooted in who He is and the fact that He made you. You … Continue reading God Isn’t Waiting to Love Some Future, Ideal Version of You
Four Questions to End The Year With
Every year around this time, I carve out time to journal and reflect on the past 12 months. I use four simple questions to guide that time. I typically respond with a few short bullet points for each question, but occasionally I’ll go deeper when a memory or lesson needs more space. Here are the … Continue reading Four Questions to End The Year With
The Life You Really Want
The life we really want is found on the other side of releasing control to the only One who truly has it. Each day we face a choice: will we strive for our way or surrender to God’s? The more we yield to Him, the more we’re healed by Him. Because there’s no real victory … Continue reading The Life You Really Want
Jeff McClung 