Here are some good reads found this week:
The Day I Told God No, HT to Challies. "I was free to say it, and free to live it, but I was not free to control the consequences of that one little word. There in my room I was sitting at a crossroads. I could continue with the "no", or I could continue with God. I could not continue with both. If I wanted God in my life, I could only have him one way: as my King. He would not accept a position as my consultant."
What If I Don't Know When I Believed in Christ? HT to Challies. "I spiraled into a season of doubting my salvation in Christ. This severe doubt led me to sit in my pastor's office where I heard an analogy from Spurgeon that continues to comfort me. And if you struggle with doubt and assurance, I trust this will aid you as it did me."
How Do You Plan on Fighting Sin? HT to Challies. Each of us has besetting sins that we deal with constantly. This article has some good steps to consider and implement in fighting sin.
The Problem Is Your Worship, HT to Challies. "Your life may have you feeling stressed and burdened. You are surprised by feeling anxious over the smallest disruption in your schedule. A dark cloud of depression seems to consume your days. You try every problem-solving solution you know to shake the feelings of overwhelm and despair—better planning, networking, self-improvement classes, changing your diet and exercise, staying busy. The gripping fear that nothing is working has you running scared."
Motherhood Isn't Martyrdom, HT to Challies. "Many of our taglines overemphasize the pain of motherhood to the exclusion of the delight. We stress how being a mom is so hard, overwhelming, frustrating, and painful. If we're not careful, we can begin to sound like we're equating motherhood with martyrdom. But the Bible speaks of motherhood as a gift, a crown, and a joy."
Your Short-Term Mission Trip Should Be About You (and That's not a Bad Thing), HT to Challies. "I'm still a fan of short-term missions. This is not an anti-missions-trip article. Those are out there. This is not one of them. So why do I still encourage these trips? Because I believe God can use them to transform lives. Not necessarily the lives of the people you are serving. But your life? Yes!"
If a Vacation Is Worth Planning and Anticipating, How Much More Should We Anticipate Life in Heaven? Randy Alcorn: "There's a great deal I don't know, but one thing I do know is what people think about Heaven. And frankly, I'm alarmed."
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