What Is Your Will In Christ?

There's a lot of turmoil in the world - that's not news to anyone that doesn't have their head in the sand. There are so many things going on that are disturbing, disheartening and even potentially threatening to people with good hearts and a desire for good. For those raising children in a world of uncertainty, it's even more so as they consider the future prospects of their young ones facing a world seemingly more ominous than the one they themselves were raised in. So there are a lot of fears out there to be had if you want them. Not everyone is sharing them, but many have them just the same. I don't. Recently a number of people were present   in a group chat  while a few of us were discussing the current state of things - the seeming rise of evil, the decline of security and of good as a societal goal. These things and so many others are concerning to many right now and the comments in that chat touched on the need for preparations and the defense of home and fa

 We likely know what the word 'icon" refers to in computer terms or we probably wouldn't have found each other here. Whether by traditional computer or our overly intelligent phones or tablets, we click on "icons" to navigate a number of functions.  "An icon is a picture on a computer screen representing a particular computer function. If you want to use it, you move the cursor onto the icon using a mouse." - Collins English Dictionary The word has has more than one definition with a variety of potential designees available to wear the title. Pushing back and casting aside human lusts, societal fad and fickle whim, there's only one designee in all of this crazy world truly worthy to bear it though... and getting it wrong could cost more  than the human mind might be able to imagine. "Icon ... 2. - an object of uncritical devotion : idol." - Merriam-Webster We have more than a tendency to assign importance to people places and things in thi

The Lord God is always faithful to His word. Unlike a parent who voices a threat of punishment or offers a promise of reward and then fails to follow through, we can count on our God to honor what He says without fail.  "God is not a man, so he does not lie. He is not human, so he does not change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried it through?" Numbers 23:19 (NLT) What many seem to miss though are the requirements connected to His promises that have to be met in order to realize the fruit of what He's offering. There's a key - a prerequisite, that activates every promise God has made. Without the key, the power and fulfillment of the promise might never be realized. Once I acknowledged and understood that for myself, things began to change in my own life and heart and I began to pay attention to those things that essentially untie the Lord's hands and allow Him to fulfill what He's promised. If God has made a p