Do you want to be liked or do you want to actually do something significant with this life? ~ Jennie Allen The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? — Psalm 118:6 It was pretty late. Most of the lights were out. I had gotten tied…
Let Us Not Shrink Back from God’s Plan
In The War of Art, Steven Pressfield observed, “The more important the work, the more resistance you need to expect to feel.” Why does it feel so hard to not be numb? Because there is a war waging for our hearts, to shut them down. To disable those who love Jesus, and especially those who…
Get Out of Your Head — That’s a Wrap!
To live is Christ… — Philippians 1:21 Well, I don’t know about you, but this has been one of my favorites of the FaithGateway Bible studies! Today starts wrap-up week, so if you want to watch all the videos again, here’s your chance. (I always do.) If you haven’t finished or want to go through…
Get Out of Your Head Week 6 — A Mind Like Christ
The truth is that God is in control of every day of our lives. ~ Jennie Allen Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think about such things. — Philippians 4:8 You know how sometimes God…
Get Out of Your Head Week 4 — Weapons We Use, Part 2
So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, and participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. — Philippians 2:1-2 Are you ready for one of the hardest, yet most…
Get Out of Your Head OBS Week 2 — Make the Shift
We have to figure out what it is that we love more than God. What is the thing we’re chasing? ~ Jennie Allen What do you think about all the time? A friend of mine spent about ten years absolutely obsessed with the goal of making a million dollars in a year in her business.…
Get Out of Your Head OBS Week 1 — Spiraling Out
We are at war with the enemy. This is how he comes for us… He comes for us with lies that we have believed for way too long! ~ Jennie Allen Memory Verse: Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though He was in the form of God, did not…
Get Out of Your Head: Spiraling Out
The first time I taught the study you’re about to dive into, I gathered a room full of women in my local church to talk about what’s going on in our heads. We met for six weeks, and lives were changed. The first night those women streamed into the chapel where we were meeting, they…
Make the Shift
Are you ready for a shift? Ever wonder why it seems some people are happier than you, even if they are going through more difficult circumstances than you? Maybe you have visited Christians in developing countries thinking you were there to minister to them in their need, only to realize that in their smile and…
A New Way to Live
My oldest went to college this year and, like all slightly crazed mothers, I tried to cram every last lesson into his precious mind in the final weeks before he moved out, as if this was the last legal time to preach to the poor kid. Here was the last speech, the final words, my…