Messy Worship Blog
Breaking News: God Answers Prayers HIS Way
Confession time: Most of the time, when I pray, I have a specific solution in mind that I'd like God to use as the answer to my prayer. I try to tell myself that it's plain ol' fashioned good etiquette to offer a solution rather than to just whine about something....
What Does the Bible Say About How to Protect Yourself From the Devil?
There are several times in the Bible where God just comes right out and tells us how the devil tries to trick us. He also tells us how to avoid those tricks. I naturally overcomplicate nearly everything I touch so I LOVE when God just lays it all out there like...
Who Are the Most Miserable People in the World?
Did you know that there's an annual Misery Index? It's literally a list of how miserable a country's population is, ranked in order from 1 (the most miserable people) to 95 (the least miserable people). Out of those 95 nations, Venezuela was deemed the most...
Soooo… “How could a loving God allow bad things to happen?”
It's one of the most popular objections I hear people voice as a reason they don't go to church or believe in God. How could a loving God allow bad things to happen to us - his precious creations? Today we're going to talk about that land mine of a question....
Why Do We Lose Our Joy? (And How Can We Get it Back?!)
“Where is that joyful spirit we felt together then? In those days, I knew you would gladly have taken out your own eyes and given them to me if it had been possible.” (Galatians 4:15 NLT) Have you ever felt like you lost your joy? I’m talking about a time where...
Do You Need A Wake-Up Call?
I don’t know about you but in my life, every once in a while, I need a wake-up call. I need a healthy reminder that love is a verb. It’s so easy to slip into a comfortable routine and forget how much more fun it is to live life to the fullest like God calls us to....
What Does God Say About Race(ism)?
“God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important.” (1 Corinthians 1:28 NLT) For the past two weeks, it seems like the word on everyone’s lips is ‘racism.’ It’s a terrible...
What Does God Say About Debt?
“Pay all your debts, except for the debt of love for others. You can never finish paying that! If you love your neighbor, you will fulfill all the requirements of God’s law.” Romans 13:8 NLT Money is one of those topics (along with religion and politics) that can...
Christians: What’s Your WHY?
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your...
When Leaders Make Us Nervous
Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! Romans 11:33 NIV Anyone else out there kind of a control freak? Or, maybe you wouldn’t go as far as the “freak” part, but you would...
