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The best plan for your life, well, maybe
What if God’s plan for your life is not the best plan for your life?
For most of you reading this, that is an absolutely ludicrous question. But, let me ask you to suspend your theological questions for a moment and just ponder whether there is any way it is possible that God’s plan for your life may not be the best plan.
I’m pretty sure at this point I’ve offended 50% of you, 25% of you have already unsubscribed from CrossEyedLife.com and the remaining 25% are praying for my soul. Let me ask you to just hang on, I promise I’ll make a point worth making.
For us to seriously ponder the question of whether or not it’s possible for God’s plan for our life to NOT be the best plan for our life, we must define a term or two.
When I use the word “best” we almost universally, as individual as we are, define it in the exact same way:
the best financial plan for me is to spend less and get more
the best time plan for me is to do less and play more
the best physical plan for me is to be healthier and suffer less
the best emotional plan for me is to be happy and less… everything else
I think you see the pattern here; we could go on and on defining what’s best for us in every arena of life based on a single standard: what will benefit me the most? Continue reading
Don’t read this blog… unless…
Don’t read this blog… Unless you’re ready to seriously interrupt your day; your life.
I’m serious.
I’m currently in rural Nebraska attending an annual meeting of our two state convention’s denomination. These are all really good people (except that one guy, but that’s another story), everybody loves the Lord and makes a real effort to get along.
But, by the very nature of this meeting, between the sermons, the praying and the singing they try to conduct some business and take a few votes (by the way, worship and voting should not exist in the same sermon, but that’s another blog). Continue reading
The Man I Should Be
The man I should be
This is my prayer response to Psalm 15. Hit me like a hammer…
Psalm 15:1 Lord, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill?
Lord, I really want to be a man who is close to You. I don’t want to visit You on weekends, or keep in touch with You throughout the day. I want to ‘dwell’ with You. To walk with You, and run with You, to serve You with a passion up close and personal. To live on Your holy hill would be to finally arrive. Lord, may my eulogy include these words… “He dwelled with God.” Continue reading
Restoration
One of the most difficult, but necessary teachings in Scripture is on the How-To’s of restoring someone who has fallen. Everybody will slip up, fall down and blow it from time to time.
What is the process, biblically, for helping that person up. It would be really good to know, especially when that person is you.
Galatians 6:1 Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. Continue reading
Deal With It…
Exactly 15 days after brain surgery… it’s time to blog. Thanks God for answered prayers, His love and compassion and my faith community’s support.
I decided to write this blog for three reasons:
Many people have been asking for an update on the physical well-being of this blogger
God has given me some new insight into a familiar passage through this experience, and personally I feel that being productive is healing
My medical authorities have given me permission to write despite the fact that I am well inside the “DO NOT WORK” time parameters, or more simply put Kathy said it was OK Continue reading
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My name is Andy Addis and I want to welcome you to the CrossEyedLife. I pastor a multisite church and love to speak and teach around the country and occasionally around the world.
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