Jacob wrestles with God in order to get past his past. Like so many people today, he didn’t have the confidence to face the future because of the guilt of the past.
Are you a thermometer or a thermostat? One is a reactionary instrument to its surrounding environment, while the other affects its environment.
Don’t miss the dance! Never let fear reduce your life to the role of a boat-preserver when you’ve been called to walk on water. Get out of the boat!
The danger in fighting the wrong battles is that we may find ourselves in the very throes of fighting against God himself, while convinced we are serving His agenda.
God wants us to see the BIG in the small. Our faithfulness in the little things reveals much about the condition of our heart.
The Fatherhood of God: He is a good and perfect Father. There is none to whom we can compare Him. He is always the contrast, meant to be worshiped.
Lessons from Mary and Martha: The answer to worry is not to try really hard to stop worrying. It is to be covered in the dust of your rabbi.