Ever struggled to make ends meet? You are in the majority of Americans, 78% of whom live paycheck to paycheck. As followers of Jesus, we know that God is able to provide.
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In our tumultuous world, you do not have to look far to find a reason to be afraid. From political instability and economic challenges, to rising crime and loneliness, there is a reason many are finding themselves more anxious than ever.
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The past can hurt. Choices we've made and wounds dealt to us can leave us in mental, emotional, and behavioral prisons wondering if there's any way we can escape.
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If you’ve ever been in a season where you need healing, whether it’s physical, mental, emotional, or even relational healing, you understand the pain of wishing things were different. It’s easy in seasons like this to wonder, “Will it ever get better?” or if you’re a person of faith, “God, why don’t you do something about this? Are you unconcerned about what I’m going through?”
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Have you ever been offered something that looked too good to be true? Many times, that’s exactly how it works. We are bombarded with hundreds of ads every single day over-promising and under-delivering which conditions us to believe that many things are too good to be true.
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Why do you do what you do? How many of you know we can do all the right things for all the wrong reasons? We can put in the necessary work on the job, but only to impress the boss, climb the corporate ladder or simply get a paycheck. We can take out the garbage, so our spouse won’t be mad at us. We can parent our kids, but discipline them to get them off our backs, or push them hard so we can live vicariously through them. We can even go to church regularly, but more out of a motivation to look good and check a religious box than to actually encounter God and love others.
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“You should know better.” This is a phrase many kids are familiar with, as parents have spoken these words over poor choices for generations. What’s assumed? It’s assumed that the child has information that would have prevented them from making a bad decision.
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“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Could anything be further from the truth?
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Though the fastest growing religious group is the “nones” (those who identify with no organized religious group) we still hear things like, “You just got to believe!” or “have faith in yourself.” Though faith in institutions, religious groups or authority seems to be waning, the pull to have faith in something or someone (even if it’s self) still seems to exist.
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No one likes feeling used. A co-worker who only went to you when they needed you. People you thought were friends, until they dropped you when you were no longer useful. Folks who turn to you only in hard times.…It’s a horrible feeling.
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There is a lot of pain on the other side of "Do What Makes You Feel Good." If we never resist temptation, we'll find ourselves in a world of hurt. If our compass is not our "authentic desires," which are so misleading, then where do we turn to find the best picture of reality from which we can choose to build our lives?
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It is in the middle of trials that the temptation of unhealthy things is the strongest. It’s hard to resist the easy way out when it presents itself so alluringly. That extra dessert, that innocent flirtation, that binge shopping trip …surely that will help us escape the pain, right?
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