"Give honor where honor is due"

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We all have those people in our lives that, when we finish talking to them, we're just more full and encouraged and energized than we were before. And conversely, we all know the people that do the exact opposite. Let's talk about how to spend time between drainers and fillers.

We often hear that comparison is a BAD thing. And often, it is. But there is a certain type of comparison that will actually make you BETTER! Let's talk about it.

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God can change you in a moment, but if you don't change your habits, the change won't last!

Let's learn from Abraham in Genesis 17 about the stakes of taking God at his Word

You'll often hear, in worship songs and sermons and Christian books and Christian podcasts that even as believers, we are sinners. Let's talk about why I don't believe that's biblically accurate, why it cheapens what Jesus did for us on the Cross, and why it matters to our daily lives!

The way people perceive us has a direct implication on how people perceive our God. The more we see our lives as a platform to represent Jesus, rather than advance our own agendas, the more compelling of a case we make for the God we serve.

Or, it can be! If I choose to see it as an opportunity to believe and see God to come through and provide for me in a way that only He can.

Instead of just complaining about that thing they do, or how they are, make sure that some variation of that isn't living in you! And if it is, a MUCH better use of your time would be to eliminate in within yourself rather than complaining about it them.