Reflecting on Forgiveness Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Rest & Reflect Scripture: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. – Ephesians 4:32 (KJV) Forgiveness is the ultimate test of our understanding of grace. We find it easy to judge others, yet we desperately crave mercy…
Enjoying Hobbies Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Rest & Reflect Scripture: And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God. – Ecclesiastes 3:13 (KJV) We are created not just to work, but to enjoy the life that God provides. Ecclesiastes reminds us that even…
Reflecting on God’s Holiness Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Rest & Reflect Scripture: And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. – Isaiah 6:3 (KJV) Holiness is the central attribute of God; it means He is utterly separate, pure, and perfect—the absolute standard…
Resting from Ambition Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Rest & Reflect Scripture: It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. – Psalm 127:2 (KJV) We live in a culture that worships the ‘relentless hustle,’ promising that if we just work…
Sabbath and Family Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Rest & Reflect Scripture: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: – Exodus 20:10…
Reflecting on God’s Faithfulness Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Rest & Reflect Scripture: It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. – Lamentations 3:22-23 (KJV) Lamentations was penned in the shadow of great sorrow, yet it rings with the triumphant truth…
Resting in God’s Timing Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Rest & Reflect Scripture: Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. – Psalm 27:14 (KJV) ‘Wait’ is perhaps the most difficult word in the Christian vocabulary. We live in an age of instant gratification, but God…
Enjoying Silence Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Rest & Reflect Scripture: Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. – Psalm 62:1 (KJV) Silence is the language of the soul that is learning to trust. When we are surrounded by constant input, we lose our ability to discern the ‘still small voice’ of God. Waiting…
Half-Year Growth Reflection Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Rest & Reflect Scripture: Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. – 2 Corinthians 13:5 (KJV) Mid-year is the perfect time for a ‘spiritual check-up.’ Paul calls us to examine our faith, not to breed doubt, but to ensure we are still walking in the…
Sabbath as Resistance Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Rest & Reflect Scripture: And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day. – Deuteronomy…