This life of following Jesus is not something that can be done casually. It’s not picking up a Bible once in a while. It can’t be attending church on Sunday mornings occasionally. If I am not totally sold out, forsaking everything for Jesus, I am not going to make it. There are too many obstacles, too many things fighting against our devotion to Jesus. We have a real enemy and his name is Satan. He is powerful and he has an army and lots of weapons to throw up in our path tow

“No, God, we won’t take what You give. No God, Your plans are a gutted, bleeding mess, and I didn’t sign up for this and You really thought I’d go for this? No, God, this is ugly and this is a mess and can’t You get anything right and just haul all this pain out of here and I’ll take it from here, thanks. And God, thanks for nothing.” –Ann Voskamp These were practically my own words a few years ago. I was so angry and disappointed with God. I felt abandoned and neglected by H