by Nate Stevens | Aug 1, 2018 | Christian Living
Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. (1 Corinthians 13:12, NLT) Seeing clearly gives a different perspective. I have enjoyed perfect eyesight my entire life. As a child, when on...
by Nate Stevens | Jun 21, 2018 | Christian Living
Walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. (Ephesians 4:1-3, NKJV) As Christians, there would be a...
by Nate Stevens | Jun 5, 2018 | Christian Living
The Lord our God broke out against us, because we did not consult Him about the proper order (1 Chronicles 15:13, NKJV) Even our best intentions, when not aligned with God’s order, can be destructive. King David had a great idea. He wanted to bring the Ark of the...
by Nate Stevens | May 3, 2018 | Christian Living
As a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the real person. (Proverbs 27:19, NLT) Does your heart align with what you want people to believe about you? The “heart” is much different than a perception or projection. It refers to a person’s...
by Nate Stevens | Apr 20, 2018 | Christian Living
I am the vine, you are the branches. Without Me you can do nothing. (John 15:5, NKJV) I would love it if my morning coffee stayed perpetually hot. Or at least until I drank it. It’s a fact of life (and the laws of thermodynamics tend to agree) that we generally cannot...
by Nate Stevens | Apr 4, 2018 | Christian Living
I (God) have removed my protection and my peace from them—taken away my loving-kindness and my mercies. (Jeremiah 16:5, TLB / parenthesis added) Yes, God gives bountiful blessings and favor; yet, He also removes. Job lost everything in one day, then remarked, “The...
