A Battle of Wills
“I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13 NAS) Do you respond to God’s direction, even when you don’t understand what’s going on? Part of the strength God gives you to “do all things through him” is the ability to choose to do his will, even before you know the full implications of what that means. He will begin to change your “wanter,” developing within you more and more of a ‘want’ to do his will. But this is where we often stall in our steps toward being more like Jesus. We get into a battle …
letters of recommendation
In this day and age it seems necessary for job seekers to have several letters of recommendation available to send to someone they may want to impress. I recently learned of people who send false letters and even have “pretend” people standing by who are skilled at lying about that person’s qualifications. This is not something new. About 2,000 years ago the apostle Paul addressed this same issue in 2 Corinthians 3:1-6. As Christians, the only letter of recommendation we need is the one seen in the spiritual influence we’ve had on others … and the consistent spiritual condition of …
