Category: Mental
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Obedience vs. Outcome
Jesus follower. I have been thinking lately about what obedience is. Because I think a lot of people use the word like it means being nice, disciplined, or vaguely spiritual. It doesn’t. Obedience is saying yes to God. To His authority. To what He has already made clear in His Word. To live as Jesus…
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Borrowed Courage
I was asked to go out drinking with friends. That is the It wasn’t a complicated invitation. Friends were going out. They asked me to join them. Normally, that sounds like the beginning of a decision. For me, it wasn’t. Years earlier, I had decided I wasn’t going to drink alcohol. That decision had already…
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A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste
I caught myself the other morning reaching for my phone before I had even finished my first clear thought. That shook me more than I expected. I wasn’t exhausted in my body nearly as much as I was overcrowded in my mind. Most people aren’t ruining their lives with one catastrophic decision. They’re leaking away…
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What am I?
Most of us want language for why we think, feel, and respond the way we do. That is why personality tools can feel so helpful. They give shape to patterns we have noticed for years but never knew how to name. The problem starts when a useful insight becomes a permanent identity. A framework can…