Gospel Wabi Sabi: Good News For Imperfect People

Jesus once said that what comes out of your mouth shows what’s inside your heart (Luke 6.45).  From the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.  Like a bucket that goes down into a well and draws up either fresh water or contaminated water so the tongue dips down into the heart and draws up whatever is there, for good or for ill.  The mouth can only communicate what is already in your heart.  There are at least 150 Proverbs about the words that come out of our mouths. N This episode of Gospel Wabi Sabi explore 5 negatives to avoid and 4 positives to pursue.

What's on the inside shows up on the outside. The inside overflows to the outside. It's the real you – not the aspirational you or the you you want to be.  That's why it's so important to take a look at your heart (your inner self before God) on a regular basis. Explore some helpful tips on how to do that in this episode of Gospel Wabi Sabi.

“God. just tell me what to do and I’ll do it! Just give me a sign!” Many people approach discovering the will of God like it’s mystery to be solved or can only be discerned by their own burning bush. But is it really that hard to find God’s will? Surely a loving God would want us to know the path he desires for us. Maybe we need to readjust our thinking about what God’s will really is. Find out how in the episode of Gospel Wabi Sabi.

At the beginning, when two paths diverge, the distance between them isn't that great. But the longer you travel the more they separate and the distance between they grows and grows until they end in completely different places. The Book of Proverbs describes the two paths as the path of Wisdom and the dark path. Find out why is this episode of Gospel Wabi Sabi.

The Japanese call it "Sho Shin" - having a beginner's mind, a heart that is ready to listen, to grow, to learn. An eagerness coupled with humility. In Christian terms we call that having a teachable heart and it's one of the main characteristics of a person who seeks a wisdom that comes from a deeper relationship with God. Explore what this means in this episode of Gospel Wabi Sabi. 

The Old Testament book of Proverbs is more than just common sense sayings. Solomon, under God’s inspiration, describes the way things work, the way God has put things together, the principles that God put into the fabric of reality that we need to follow if we want the kind of life that is blessed by God. And the main thing to understand at this point is that the Book of Proverbs begins with God. From the very first chapter the priority of a spiritual basis for understanding life is most important. Find out more in this new season of Gospel Wabi Sabi.

It was a long seven miles to Emmaus. Two men walking, and as the sun was sinking, so were they spirits. Their hopes were shattered; their minds confused; their dreams dead. “We had hoped he was the one..." There' so much emotion in those few words. But what they thought was the end turned out to be a new beginning. See how things turned around for these two men in this episode of Gospel Wabi Sabi.

The three most important words in the English language: He Has Risen! Find out what that means from the women who went to Jesus' tomb in this special episode of Gospel Wabi Sabi.

When Jesus rode into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey he was proving two things. (1) God loves and (2) God rescues. Those are the two most important things you need to know about God. Find out more in this episode of Gospel Wabi Sabi.

The younger brother is only half of the story. The older brother is just as lost but in a different way. Both sons don't understand the gracious love of the father. Do you? The answer might surprise you in this episode of Gospel Wabi Sabi.