Category: Meaning

  • This is How to Find Hopeful Confidence

    This is How to Find Hopeful Confidence
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    How do we have hopeful confidence that God will fulfill what He has said? In the story of Gideon’s call, we encounter a man who receives a divine promise of victory. God comes to Gideon, assures him of His presence, and declares that this presence will guarantee success over the Midianites. Yet, Gideon remains hesitant, Read more

  • You Need to Examine Your Heart’s Deep Desires, Part I

    You Need to Examine Your Heart’s Deep Desires, Part I
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    Our desires point to something deeper and more transcendent than we often notice. When we read them correctly, they point us to God. In this post, I’ll talk about the two different senses of “deep” to get a handle on our deep desires. I’ll get around to making sense of the heart’s desire for God Read more

  • Reflect on Desires for a Life Worth Living

    Reflect on Desires for a Life Worth Living
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    What I want may not be what I really want. Said in another way, what I want may not be worth wanting. We want worthy lives, lives that are worth living, that are the best they can be. But, we do not always want what in our best reflective moments, is best for us. In Read more