Desire, Destination and a Next Step (part one)

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Desire, Destination and a Next Step (part one)

I feel itchy. 

Not the kind of itch that sits on your skin, annoyingly begging to be scratched. It’s the kind of itch that is present just enough to make you feel uncomfortable. It’s invisible, so scratching it is almost impossible. It’s uncomfortable enough to keep my attention, to keep me feeling discontent enough to not forget the itch. I long for it to be gone. To soothe the discontent. I just can’t seem to find the right salve. But I know the discontent is a symptom of the deeper dis-ease of desire. My soul is hungry for change. I just don’t know what change that is….

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What do you do when you're disappointed with God?

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What do you do when you're disappointed with God?

But when that tipping point slipped back over into oblivion, my belief, my confidence, my dreams, and my faith slipped with it.

I had honestly thought things were changing, that the sacrifice was about to pay off and God was opening doors and moving us into a new season of influence for his kingdom. Instead, we were shoved back into oblivion.

And that shove took its toll.

What do you do when you’re disappointed with God?

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Lesson Three: Who am I to think I can get away with my disobedience effecting only me?

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Lesson Three: Who am I to think I can get away with my disobedience effecting only me?

In really simple terms, my disobedience cost me more because the sandwich I purchased was $7 versus the cost of a coffee for $4. It cost me more because there were a number of people eating lunch close by when I went to give Graeme his sandwich who would have seen Graeme’s rejection of my offer, versus earlier in the morning no one being around (there’s also a lesson to be learned in doing things in secret for the glory of God versus in the open for the praise and adoration of men).

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Lesson Two: Who am I to think I can improve on the execution of God’s plan?

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Lesson Two: Who am I to think I can improve on the execution of God’s plan?

God’s call or request is not a suggestion. It is not up for discussion. God doesn’t need your two cents. What God needs, is your action. Your willingness to go when He calls you. Your willingness to be interrupted. Your willingness to acknowledge your life is part of a greater narrative being worked out and your willingness to follow God’s call is critical to how God expresses His love in the world.

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Lesson One: Who Am I To Think I can Improve The Timing Of God?

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Lesson One: Who Am I To Think I can Improve The Timing Of God?

I naively (and unconsciously) thought that I could improve on the timing of God when in reality what I was doing was stalling. I was procrastinating. I held off because I had to check that Graeme was there. When in actual fact I wasn’t willing to allow God to disrupt me in that moment.

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Why I Wrote Single Me...

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Why I Wrote Single Me...

I wanted to take some time, in light of the impending release of this book, to share with you why I wrote “Single Me.”

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The Language of Lament - Part Two

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The Language of Lament - Part Two

I am drawn to the image of a God who, in all cases of lamenting, listened. He sat and listened. He waited and listened. He did not rush to heal. He did not rush to repair. He did not rush to reconcile. He listened to the lamenting. And so should we.

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The Language of Lament - Part One.

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The Language of Lament - Part One.

Last night, the news headlines were all about the riots in Minnesota, the pain of the African American people, and the death of George Floyd. A google search this morning of “National Reconciliation Week” on the first few pages returns no results from any major News outlets here in Australia.

Instead, their websites are filled with news from America and I’m left wondering…

Why are the cries of America louder than the original custodians of the land we now call Australia?

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