William Wilberforce knew his passion. He resisted it, but this passion held him captive as a young man, nearly at the same time that he became completely captivated by Jesus. He met God and wanted nothing more than to begin vocational ministry; he was convinced this was the best way to serve God. But the…
The Secret of Every Passionate Marriage
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Restless: What Is Your Passion?
Threads of Passions William Wilberforce knew his passion. He resisted it, but this passion held him captive as a young man, nearly at the same time that he became completely captivated by Jesus. He met God and wanted nothing more than to begin vocational ministry; he was convinced this was the best way to serve God. But the passion that…
Passion: The Wide-Open Life
Dear, dear Corinthians, I can’t tell you how much I long for you to enter this wide-open, spacious life. We didn’t fence you in. The smallness you feel comes from within you. Your lives aren’t small, but you’re living them in a small way. I’m speaking as plainly as I can and with great affection.…
Trembling at His Word
I read a verse the other day that literally brought me to tears. It was Isaiah 66:2. It says, This is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at My word. God says, “This is the person I’m going to look to: the one who’s…
Restless Study Week 7 — When Passion Equals Pain
In our Restless study so far, we’ve looked at our restlessness, our discontentment. We’ve looked at God’s Story. Our gifts. Our suffering. The places in our lives. The people in our lives. This week we’re looking at our passions. As Jennie conveys in her teaching, in our culture, we’ve totally stripped that word passion of its…
You Can’t Fake Passion
If we could just slow down enough to consider what’s true and real . . . Knowing yourself, finding your true purpose in life, is the essence of true and real. You have to be, before you do, to have lasting inner peace. In other words, making a living is not the same as making…