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3 Things to Do When God Interrupts Your Plans
The sun ascends quietly over the tree line like a promise birthed before our bleary eyes. I have no way of knowing that this day is about to be a lesson on what to do when God interrupts your plans. It’s our first morning with Rubble and Clover, our two new beagle puppies. I had plans for our morning, and my plans didn’t include transferring the puppies from one pen to another 15 times. My plans didn’t include the screaming 3-year-old who is terrified by the puppies’ desire to chew absolutely everything. My plans didn’t include breaking up arguments about who is going to hold which puppy and when. When…
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4 Ways God Wants to Transform Your Mind for Deeper Joy
Wolf Creek is overflowing its banks, and this normally languorous stream is raging with terrifying ferocity. The ice that covered the creek all winter is breaking up and crashing downstream with thunderous intensity. It seems this quiet creek is resisting the transformation, and I get to thinking that letting God transform your mind often requires a similar kind of reshaping. Letting God Transform Your Mind Listening closely, I hear a guttural grinding noise coming from the depths of the creek. I watch as a crack in the submerged ice layer widens, eventually allowing an enormous chunk to break free and cascade downstream. One piece at a time, the ice is…
