Restoring Hearts Blog

“The true expression of Christian character is not in good-doing, but in God-likeness.” Oswald Chambers Writers are encouraged to “show, not tell.” Telling is giving information to the reader by stating it, where showing is painting a picture for the reader to see. Jesus, in Luke 5:12-14 encourages us as well to be showers, not tellers. Jesus met a man who was covered with leprosy and when he saw Jesus, he begged Jesus to heal him. Jesus touched the man and immediately, the l

“Unless Jesus is Lord of all, He is not Lord at all.” S. M. Zwemer Lordship was not in my vocabulary the first seventeen years of my walk with God. Yes, I believed and made a public confession of my faith in Jesus Christ as my Savior. But my Christian life was full of compromise. My beliefs did not necessarily change my actions. Who I was on Sundays was not who I was the rest of the week. I’m not sure how much strangers could tell a difference in me because of my personal rel

“Salvation is free, but discipleship costs everything we have.” Billy Graham In my childhood I played tug of war during recess. I wanted to be on the team with the strongest classmates so our strength would pull the rope across the line onto our winning side. Last week a different tug of war game wrestled between my flesh and my spirit. God woke me up earlier than I desired for several days. My flesh wanted to stay under the warmth of the covers while I pleaded my case with G