Saying No To The Good

It looks like we're in a season of pruning in my wife and I's life. Jesus said in John 15:2 that. "He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful." Typically how it happens is we lose interest in something. Like the leaves on the trees, it dries up and falls off. This time, we also have a hand on the pruning shears.

Just Say No

Over the past few months, I've learned how to say no. The kicker is that it's saying no to good things. Why? Priorities. I am bad about burning myself out. Stretching myself too thin. Like Martha, it's easy to get too busy working for God that you forget to walk with God. This means I have …

The Irreplaceable Value of Time

Think about time. It is the most invaluable resource we have and we can't get it back. Why? It's our life, broken into chunks and spent on different things. How are we spending it? Look at work, and what you buy. For example, to eat every week I have to work 8 hours. To pay …