If all my emotional debt has been paid why should I have to do anything to experience freedom?
In the Year of Jubilee all financial debts were cancelled in Israel. It didn’t matter how one accrued the debt, it was cancelled. It wasn’t about being worthy or unworthy. Just imagine prison doors being opened so prisoners could be released, yet some had sat in the...
I know Jesus came so I could have the abundant life, I just don’t know what to do to get it!
One of the greatest paradoxes of reality is that we have already been given all things for life and godliness in Christ. But just because something has been given doesn’t mean we have received it. The word “receive” means to “take hold of and bring to one’s self.”...
Why do some people tend to “set me off” more than others?
The Bible teaches us about the positive power of associations. God directed the Israelites to stack stones by the Jordan River and every time their children asked about the stones they were to tell the story of deliverance from Egypt and their crossing the Jordan into...
When my emotions begin to shift it’s like a power so strong I can’t stop it! What’s happening?
Based on your religious background you could go in almost any direction with this question. But one thing you can be sure of is unless your answer is based on the Gospel of the Kingdom it will always be blamed on something outside of you, some power greater than you....
I hear you talk about our identity in Christ; why do I struggle with that so much?
Our identity in Christ is the core of New Covenant living. While many people talk about identity in Christ it is probably one of the most neglected aspects of our walk with God. It is the unresolved pain of the past that undermines our capacity to put on the new man...
What in the world is “emotional debt?”
“Emotional debt” is a phrase that I coined many years ago. When we experience emotional pain that remains unresolved it is like making a purchase on a revolving charge card. Every time that pain causes us to destroy a relationship or lose an opportunity for success or...
I know I’m saved and my sins are forgiven, but why do I still hurt?
All pain is rooted in your past. Past experiences that are still unresolved are emerging to steal your opportunity for life at its best. All of our pain is a form of PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Unresolved pain is stored in our cellular memory. When...
Sometimes I wonder if God really cares about what I’m going through.
There is one great lie that undermines the faith of millions of believers and turns hundreds of millions of non-believers away from God. The lie is that God uses pain, allows pain, or causes pain as a way to punish us for our sins. Pain sometimes causes us to come to...
Sometimes I just get tired of dealing with life!
God never wanted life to be hard; He wanted us to live in Paradise. When Adam brought sin into the world everything changed. Many people think God cursed the earth as punishment, but the Hebrew leans more to the idea that the earth was cursed by Adam’s actions. Since...
Sometimes I just don’t feel worthy of God’s blessings!
There is probably nothing more destructive than unresolved guilt and shame. Guilt is a natural internal reaction that occurs when we violate our conscience. It’s a signal that we’re taking a wrong direction. When we correct our course and accept the forgiveness of God...