I don't know that there is anything that appears more harmless… that is indeed… more harmful to what matters most in your life, and mine, than "The Lust of the Eye"!

I have always been an extrovert. I’d love to have a houseful of people every weekend talking about life and making new memories. So, why don’t I? Well, to be very clear, Ken is NOT. He is the epitome of an introvert. By the time we come home, he’s ready to sit in the recliner and shut out the outside world.

We are not meant to do life alone, and the value of friends who love us, support us, encourage us, and hold us accountable – those who simply do life with us – cannot be overstated.

Over and over again God makes His love for us known through our friends, but are your eyes open to this method of His communication?

Instead of working harder to maximize your relationships around you, what would it look like if you worked on minimizing some systems of efficiency in your life to make room for what the Holy Spirit wants to do with the little time you afford Him? To show you the pace and relationships He has in store for you?

How is God inviting you to forgive your brothers and sisters in Christ? Maybe the first step in relational connection is deciding to stop standing in our own way.

When our lives are finally over and we stand before God, He's not going to ask about the trophies won, the promotions received, the properties owned, the money made or the big things we did for Him. He's simply going to look at us… smile… and ask: "Do you love Me? Right now? Right here? In this moment?” Because that's God's Will for your life and mine!

When we talk about spiritual depth, what do you think of? Pastor Jared said in the Go First book, “The measuring stick of faith is not just a well-marked Bible; it is the well-marked hearts of those around us.” Friends, it is not about how much we know, but how well we love. Knowing what love looks like comes from knowing God. And it’s through time spent in silent prayer and the slow reading of Scripture that we get to know Him.

Spiritual depth is not how someone moves you, or even how someone teaches you, but is, in fact, the work we do on our own to dig deep into the solid rock foundation of Jesus Christ.

The ability to go deeper with God takes concentrated effort, time, and dedication.