Restoring Hearts Blog

“Discipleship is more than getting to know what the teacher knows. It is getting to be what He is.” Juan Carlos Ortiz Last week I began a two-part series on what discipleship looks like based on Luke 5:1-11. Being a follower of Jesus means we obey Him and do what He asks us to do because we trust Him, not because it makes sense. We experience His abundance as a result of our obedience. A disciple’s response to the presence of God and the abundant blessing from obedience is hu

“Being a disciple means deliberately identifying yourself with God’s interests in other people.” Oswald Chambers A few weeks ago, I meditated on the calling of the first disciples in Luke 5:1-11. Here are some of the principles I learned from that passage of what it means to follow Jesus. When we’re followers of Jesus, we do what He asks us to do and we obey even when it may not make sense. In verse four, Jesus asks Simon to let down their nets in deep water. And though Simon

“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