Living for the Applause That Matters
“So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what…
Rodney Garcia
Your Calendar Doesn’t Lie
“Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.” Ephesians 5:15-16 (NIV) You say God is your priority. You say your faith matters most to you.…
Where Does Your Mind Go When It Wanders?
“Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” Colossians 3:2 (NIV): Your mind will focus on something. It never just sits empty and quiet. When you are driving alone, your mind is thinking. When you are lying in…
What Are You Really Hungry For?
“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.” Psalm 42:1-2 (NIV) Your heart is always chasing something. That is how God made you.…
The Resurrection Already Happened to You
“…having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead. When you were dead in your sins…God made you alive with…
From Conformed to Transformed
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” Romans 12:2 (NIV) You’re…
Reframing Starts in Your Mind
“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” Philippians 4:8 (NIV) Change doesn’t start with your actions. It…
The Distortion You Can’t See Alone
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV) You have blind spots you don’t know exist.…
When God Changes How You See
“I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people.” Ephesians 1:18 (NIV) God doesn’t…
What Lens Are You Looking Through?
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” Romans 12:2 (NIV) Your…