Fear leads us to try and control for self protection or connection but real love only exists when there is real freedom. We can have connection or control but we can’t have both.

Overcoming Regret Pt. 2: We are all celebrating, making much of, something today? When I made much of what was missing, I couldn't see all the goodness around me. To overcome regret and disappointment we will need to learn to celebrate what "is" instead of "what's not".

Where do we begin the process of overcoming regret? Good grief. Healthy grief allows us to clarify our values, hold on to what is good and move toward what is best.

Have regrets? Regret is a thief that paralyzes us in the moment and robs the very thing we hope for today. How should we deal with regret?

Obedience is to discipline what works are to faith; you can have one without the other, but there is a more holy and complete option, and it pleases God when we choose it. 

Do I approach God is an adult able to understand everything around me or as child with good faith in a parent?

What if you were good at everything? Would you ever be aware that you are not self sufficient? Would you ever get help?What if weakness is a gift? Weakened is an invitation to beyond-natural living.

This morning I didn't shower. I wore the same pair of jeans I wore yesterday and a comfy T-shirt because I was taking my son to school and returning home instead of going into the office.

"I HATE YOU."The irony of unforgiveness is that you chain yourself to something in the past that you never wanted to go back to. Those who annoy or anger you the most and for the most specific reasons are the ones you probably should be praying for the most today.

I distinctly remember at least two new leaders who joined our team telling me, "Bob, I don't care about the past, I want to see something great today." Finding yourself stuck in the past or the future is usually a sign that you have lost hope for the here and now.