Forged By Faith

Psalm 119:104 NIV Much has been done and given in order to help us understand what's at stake. And yet it still seems as though our ability to respond in underwhelming manner continues to shine through despite the efforts to help us realize the severity of this fight. It simply couldn't be clearer as to what Christ thinks of us. He showed Himself and His stance as He hung in our place. His opinion of sin and what it's done to His people is blatant. The confusion therefore lies solely within our hearts. We know how much He values us and despises the sin that's kept us apart from Him. What do we make of it all? That’s the question, and the answer to that question will in fact determine which path we end up walking. I don't know how many people read these posts every day. In all honesty, I doubt there are many. I get it, it's often a lot to read. I've tried to shorten these daily ponderings in the past in order to better accommodate the attention spans and rath...

Ephesians 6:11 NIV It's one of the most well-know, commonly shared, most posterized verses in all of Scripture. It's plastered on little statuettes and molded into wall decor and printed on tiny cards that people share with others. But, even with it being so well-known and commonly quoted, is it sadly just another message that sounds nice yet has failed to take root in our hearts? Is it yet another passage that we feel emboldened through speaking but fail to exhibit within our actions and choices? We are called, as this verse in Ephesians reminds us, to put on the full armor of God. To carry our faith with us through every moment, every trial, every situation, every conversation. To fasten the truth around our waist so that it's always at the ready whenever we need either a reminder of it for ourselves or a bit of its wisdom to share with someone else. To fix righteousness over our hearts so that we constantly know what it is that we're fighting for. To ready our feet t...