On Monday, we celebrated our graduation from the 12-step program called Regeneration. It was incredible. The night was filled with an unexpected level of joy. At the same time, there was a temptation to pat myself on the back for what had been accomplished. I had made it through the year long process called Regen. I’d pushed through the hard steps. I’d crossed the finish line with a smile on my face. While those statement are kind of accurate, they…
If you remember my post from last week, I talked about how a trailer on YouTube happened to have some inspiring truth. Last week’s post talked about the real battle in our lives being the one against ourselves. For this week, we’re discussing the followup truth that might be just as important. In the trailer, there’s a follow up statement to the line ‘the mountain is just a backdrop for you against yourself. The following statement is ‘It’s as far…
Life has carried to some very unexpected places and through some powerful experiences. My twenty eight years on this world have felt full and more satisfying than not. The greatest source of satisfaction has come from freedom; both experiencing it and telling others about it. If you’ve followed along this blog, you know about how God stepped into my life and freed me from the prison of pornography. His prison break was the first step in a long journey towards…
I have a theory about God and traffic. My theory is God understands how frustrating traffic is and he cares about how much it bothers us. This might sound a little weird because we don’t tend to think of traffic as a ‘God’ kind of problem. Our thinking assumes God doesn’t actively care about all the details. I often believe God operates with a ‘don’t sweat the small stuff’ mentality. My belief struggles when it’s confronted with Jesus’ active role…
One of my pastors says living with one foot in the church and one in the world is the opposite of fun. When he says church, he means the body of believers who follow after Christ; not the building. This is an important distinction because many people just show up to the building and don’t experience the fruits of a faithful life. They miss out on the awesome fellowship of spending time with other believers, the benefits of accountability, and…
I mentioned a few weeks back that I recently started to work through a Christ centered 12-step program called Regen. I’m in my sixth week of the process and I’ve learned more than I expected. I’ve also realized my journey will be harder than I assumed. This difficulty is something I’m learning to appreciate. It’s still hard just to talk about going through a 12-step program. My fingers fumbled a little as I typed the first sentence of this post…