All in Miscellaneous
Nowhere is the state of your relationship with God, and the condition of your heart, more apparent than in your marriage. My sins affect Jody. His sins affect me. So in keeping with the heart doctor analogy from my story, the thing that best detects the condition of your spiritual well-being is your marriage. It is the proverbial stress test!
Is it OK to desire to be cool?
From a biblical prospective there is no encouragement to be cool. The Bible is clearly a book written for all time, it is the inspired word of God. It is like the perfect little black dress- timeless. We are never encouraged to be hip or part of the in crowd. Instead we realize while reading the word that Jesus was not a fad -"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." (Hebrews 13:8) And simply put, that is my answer. My pursuit of cool is outside my pursuit of God.
I am a college football fan and more importantly an LSU fan. If you know me, you already know this about me. It is an oddity, I’m sure. But I love football. I love the game, the strategy, the play calling, the God given talent on display in those young athletes on the field and those purple and gold tigers! If I had been born a bit more coordinated, muscular or male, I’d have played football- quarterback for sure!
I have told this story on numerous occasions and I love the laughter and the follow up question “can we see the scar?” But as I think back on this crazy trip I can’t stop from looking at it more deeply- so bear with me - there are things that desire to hurt you! This thing, for the purpose of this blog, is sin. Sin is always crouching at the door, desiring to crush you! (Genesis 4:7) This is nothing new
One night, after work, I sunk to a new level of grief and sadness. I sat on the stairs leading to our kitchen and cried inconsolably. Jody wisely sat down beside me and began to comfort me with the truths from God’s word. He instinctively reminded me of God’s love and provision. He quoted verse after verse. Jody washed me in the Word and I felt my faith grow! Keep reading, new friend as I use this blog to talk about the benefits of living in a Godly marriage, a gospel centered marriage where Jesus is glorified each and every day regardless of the circumstances. Come join me in the pursuit of a Word Washed Life!
