When was the last time that hope was a thrill for you? When was the last time that you rejoiced in your weariness? When was the last time that you counted the trials of your life as “pure joy”? And more importantly, how can you start?

This last Sunday, DeAngelo Burse shared with us the power of living in an attitude of gratitude. As he was speaking, God kept taking me back to all the ways he has renewed my life and mind through the simple act of gratitude.

The posture of being thankful is a soul-opening one. To see your life with a grateful heart opens up the possibility of a deeper connection with our good God and dare I say it, the possibility to receive even more goodness from His generous hand!

Have you ever encountered a legalistic person? If so, I bet it didn’t go well. Being judged never feels good, does it? Sadly, most Christians would say they know a legalist. And most would never think that they, themselves, are a legalist, but what if you are?

Prayer. It’s something that we cling to or run from depending on where we are in life. Prayer can be the thing that brings us closer to God or the thing that drives us further away. Prayer is something that both believers and non-believers find themselves doing at some point in their lives. It’s like prayer is just ingrained in us, like it’s part of our DNA. So why does there seem to be so many obstacles to prayer? Most of our problems with prayer stem from our own misconceptions about what prayer really is. It’s time to move from the obstacle course to the rage room and start breaking all of the misconceptions about prayer that we hold on to.

Much of what we believe about certain aspects of life change over time. Most of the time, that is a good thing. My question this week is: are there some things you believe about God that are long overdue for a change?