Devotions (Page 20)

Dear LifeSpring Family, In the past several months, I have been mulling over this question of, “Am I a Christian who prays or am I a praying Christian?” I think I heard this question/challenge in one of P2C’s weekly staff chapel time. It got me thinking about my approach to my prayer life. After much thought and listening to God, I have come to see that I am neither. I have come to see myself on the continuum between a Christian who…

Several weeks ago, Theresa showed me an impressive video of a young person who constructed a massive domino project. In the video she uses bins of dominoes and carefully lays down individual pieces following a very careful design. She even themed the project after the Mario Bros., complete with a princess castle and full cast of characters. The entire project took her 24 days where she laid down 18,000 individual dominoes. Of course, the topple was perfect (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsR8WNx6qbc if you’re curious). Matthew 25:14-30…

Fun Fact: Every time I hear the phrase, “Be prepared”, I sing it back to myself in Scar’s voice. I attribute this to being a 90s kid who had a very love/hate relationship with The Lion King (okay fine, mostly only love… I just cannot – to this day –  watch that movie without bawling). Ironically, and likely not very surprisingly, I’m taking a quick break from packing my bags to write this devo… hours before I head over to…

When we talk about Kingdom Parenting we are trying to raise the huios (mature sons). Fully complete, lacking nothing. When we look at the ultimate mature son, Jesus Christ – we see a man who was raised and became a huios. He was one who did not just hear and ignore – He listened and obeyed. Kingdom Parenting is not just about one’s biological children, it is the people you influence and care for. I shared a testimony a couple…

In my addictions class, my professor made an interesting spin to a familiar quote. It goes like this: “You can lead a horse to the water but you can’t make it drink. But you can make the horse thirsty.” In the context of addiction counseling, my professor shared that we often spend countless hours and energy bringing people the information and tools necessary for change and treatment, in the hopes that they can use it and walk it out for…

Dear LifeSpring Family, As we just celebrated Father’s Day, I would like to take the opportunity to honor and appreciate all the fathers in LifeSpring while reflecting on the ultimate Father—the one who is the source of all love and goodness, our Heavenly Father. In the embrace of a father’s love, we catch a glimpse of God’s unwavering care and protection. Let us celebrate the fathers who have walked alongside us, and remember the Father in heaven who loves us…

1 John 4:7-9“Dear friends, let’s love each other, because love is from God, and everyone who loves is born from God and knows God. The person who doesn’t love does not know God, because God is love. This is how the love of God is revealed to us: God has sent his only Son into the world so that we can live through him.” To all the dads at Lifespring–Happy Father’s Day! Being a dad can feel like a roller…

Every highschooler hears this question almost weekly; in fact, they probably know it by heart. The question and all its variations boil down to “What are you going to do after high school?” And for at least 50% of us (I’m making a wild guess here), the answer is “I dunno.” You might get a few speculations, but no one is completely sure of the area in which they will work or study. Some of us, myself included, have spent…

There’s something to be said about the postures we take in prayer… As much as the posture of my heart matters, I’ve been discovering that the posture of my physical body can greatly influence my prayer life as well! Whether I need to be moving around (dancing it out or pacing back and forth) or staying very still in soaking mode or laying prostrate on the ground, these postures often help me express my needs and prayers in ways that…

On our journey to learning about Kingdom Parenting, I’ve discovered that one of the things that is necessary in becoming Kingdom Parents is to take responsibility. Life teaches us how to take responsibility in many ways. For example, Parents learn how to take responsibility for their children by providing for their needs like food, clothing and shelter. Students learn how to take responsibility by making sure that they do their homework and assignments. Working adults learn how to take responsibility…

As much as I love to advocate for and remind all of us to be remembering God’s faithfulness in the past… I’ve been especially challenged lately, to also rely on fresh manna. When the Israelites were living and traveling through the wilderness (I don’t think they truly understood just how much of a ‘wandering’ it was) God provided for their needs. In Exodus 16, you can read the account of God providing Manna and Quail for the Israelites. Quail would…

Dear LifeSpring Family, Recently, as I was doing my scripture memory verses, Ephesians 2:10 spoke to me. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. After reminding us that we are all saved by grace and not of our own doing, Paul tells us in verse 10 that we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus. And we all know that God and our Lord Jesus…