Out Of The Heart...

It's been said that you can't legislate morality.

To which, I think I've formulated my reply...

Then how can you criminalize immorality?

The best laid plans, the strongest wills, the most determined... the more time passes the more it becomes clear: society is attempting to fix outside behavior without addressing an internal problem.

And we're all works in progress.

The cleanest saint is still a dirty sinner, because the only comparison that matters spiritually is how we stand before God next to the person of Jesus Christ.

It's not a popular perspective, I know... but it is a true reality.

The struggles of society are the same as those in ministry; the battles carry over and at their core, have the same intent... to destroy us and shatter our faith; regardless of how much faith we may have and in whom we place it.  And the conversation is becoming increasingly necessary and increasingly delicate. These are certainly interesting days for Christianity and the advancement of the Gospel.

Pray, this #missionsFriday, that God would strengthen and encourage missionaries in their efforts. May God grant them wisdom in navigating not only their lives, but their conversations with the lives of others. Pray for opportunity and favor in their communication of the Gospel. Pray for a boldness that goes beyond ability; a passion that moves past fear. Pray also, for a super-natural move of the Holy Spirit.

While we can do life without God
Why would you want you?
Lord, help this day...
And every one after.

- PNC