A Recommendation of Learning
I often use the phrase, "When I first became a Christian," because it was such a special time in my life. The early days of my walk with God were relational, not transactional, with a deep desire to know Him and His word. Learning wasn't a "have to," it was a "want to." One of the first things I understood was that as Believers, we are called to transformation, and transformation comes through the renewing of the mind. (Ro 12:2) We are told to "put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image
Yoked
"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” Matthew 11:29-30 (NKJV) I often refer to the "early days" of my walk with Christ because it was a time of great joy, peace, and rest in my soul. A life of contentment, something only God can do. Unfortunately, we can move away from
Learning to Swim
In the 5th Chapter of the book of Hebrews, the Apostle Paul rebukes some in the church because "at a time when they ought to be teachers, they need someone teach them again the fundamentals of God." (Heb 5:12) At a time when they should be well on their way to maturity, they were still "babes in Christ, in need of milk, and not solid food." As a result, they had become "dull in their hearing." The Amplified Version says they had "become dull and sluggish in their [spiritual] hearing and disinclined to listen." The Spirit is
It’s Personal – Introduction
"Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; and a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’ He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is