We can’t calculate effectiveness while we are still on the ground but we can remain aware of our individual storehouse of Christian character.
Tag: character
There’s likely an easy path to our final destination, but God’s concern is that we’d arrive without the character required to sustain such an address.
“Endure hardship as discipline, God is treating you as His children.” (Hebrews 12:7 NIV) When I was about ten, I had a friend spend the night. This friend had a markedly different personality than me: she was bold, forthright and even a bit of a…
“I seriously considered inflicting my anger on them in force right there in Egypt. Then I thought better of it. I acted out of who I was, not by how I felt.” (Ezekiel 20:9 MSG) I first read this scripture in this translation a week…
“But also you can say to this mountain, “Go, throw yourself into the sea.” and it will be done. If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.” (Matthew 21:21 NIV) My eight days in Israel have permanently altered my perspective on…