All of us have appetites — a natural desire to satisfy a physical or emotional need. But if we don’t rule our appetites, they will rule us and cause us to miss God’s plans for our lives.
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We’ve all experienced how frustrating it can be to relate to someone who is self-centred. But at some level we’re all self-centred, and that’s compounded by the self-serving, self-gratifying, self-promoting culture we’re living in. As a result, the journey to maturity as a Christian is a journey from selfishness to selflessness, and the path we take on that journey is serving others.
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Our thought lives are not something we’re very intentional about, thoughts just seem drift in and out at random. But the quality of our lives are determined by the quality of our thoughts, which is why the main area we experience God’s transformation is in our thought life.
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Everybody’s busy these days. It’s the unquestioned norm in our culture and it’s driving us to run our our lives at maximum capacity — and then some. But how do we get off the mouse-wheel of busyness: we need margin. Since time is our most valuable resource, we need to create space for what matters most.
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Distractions are a threat to any relationship, especially our relationship with God. One has to look no further than the our addiction to mobile phones to see how distracted we’ve become. But distractions come in all different forms, so it’s important to identify the things that are distracting you and ask God for a plan to deal with them.
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One issue that undermines our relationship with God is our disappointment when He doesn’t do what we hoped He would do. But some of the great heroes of the Bible encountered disappointment with God, their stories help us learn how to move on from our disappointment and not let it hinder our trust in God.
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