1Word Blog
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When Less is Really More
Our American culture is obsessed with more, more, more! We always want one more day of vacation, another piece of cake, or more money in our bank account.
So why amid a comparison culture fueled by excess did I choose “LESS” as my word for 2022?
Looking back on 2021, I was hyper focused on striving to do more: serving in the church and community, exercising, reaching out to friends and family. While none of those things are negative, I ultimately became burnt out.
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ORIGINAL
The truth is that your worth comes from this fact: You have been created as one of one by a Creator who couldn’t conceive a monetary value high enough for your life, so He exchanged the life of His Son for yours. -
Thankful: The Way of Life
There is nothing in this world that you can get enough or create enough of that can make you as thankful as the things which you can only receive from God. Money, possessions, and status cannot make you thankful. You will only want more. You will always need bigger and better. You will never be satisfied. -
Hope = Trust
When I think of where I find hope, my mind goes to where I put my trust. I put my hope in the same places that I put my trust. My favorite verse is Proverbs 3:5-6, which reads, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.” Replace Trust with Hope, and the message is the same. Go ahead, reread it. -
Unshakeable Hope
There are many things in life that we feel like we just can’t shake-whether it is humorous, a good thing, or something quite unfortunate.
However, there is one word that once grasped, is proven to be truly unshakeable. In Psalm 71, the Psalmist writes about this special word: hope.
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Hope: We All Need It
We all have a God-sized hole in our lives that only He can fill. When we spend our days turning our wheels, loading up our calendars, and fulfilling our tasks, we can temporarily delay recognizing our desperate need for hope. However, when life slows us down and forces our minds to recognize that we are in need of something, we desire for something to tell us that everything is going to work out in the end. For most, they don’t realize that no matter how hard they work, how good they try to be, and how kind they believe they are to others, that it won’t change their eternal destiny. Additionally, all this trying will not bring their soul peace. The thing that they are missing is HOPE. -
Live on Purpose
Too often we cushion our own purposelessness by asking what our purpose is. That isn’t the answer. You know your purpose. You know why you were made, and who you were made by. Now, the ball is in your court. Knowing and doing are two different things. The people who bridge that gap are the ones who live on purpose. -
What is my Purpose?
I want to challenge you today: if you don’t know the purpose of your life, maybe it’s because you don’t really want to know. In order to know the purpose of your life, you have to put forth the effort to find out. -
Courage: Taking the First Step
Why is courage something that has been praised throughout all of history? I would argue that it is because someone not only saw what was, but saw what could be, AND took the first step towards that.
