The Green Pastures

Lying in the green pastures while looking to the Good Shepherd

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  • Worship as a response is much more likely to happen naturally. Worshiping in anticipation does not always come naturally, it takes time to become a habit. It can be hard to look forward to the good times when everything around seems to be falling apart. It can also be a temptation to forget the hard…

  • In the past weeks, we have gone over how God is the one true focus of worship and how that should happen inside and outside of the church. Over the next two weeks, we will be thinking about worship in two aspects: worship in response and worship in anticipation. We cannot be only reactive or…

  • I have previously written about God being the focus of worship and how that should happen in the church. In this post, however, we will be thinking of the worship that takes place outside the walls of a church. In preparation for this post, I stumbled on the hymn “Come Thou Fount”. Growing up in…

  • In the last post, we established God as the only foundation of worship. In this and the next post, we will be exploring communal and personal worship. Worship in the church is a key part of my testimony. Nothing compares to hearing a gathering of believers lifting up the name of God. Worship as is…

  • Worship is one of the foundations that the Christian life is built upon. Worship is much more than the singing portion of a church service, it flows into every part of life. When worship is done right, there are various areas of life in which it serves. We will be looking into those areas in…

  • In this series, we have already looked at God’s perfect peace, which we get because of God’s steadfast love. We also looked at how God’s love brings His sure promises. In this post, we will look at how we can have assurance in those promises through God’s ultimate sovereignty. Control

  • We have previously talked about the perfect peace that comes from God and that it is because of His steadfast love, but in this post we will be diving into how that love brings on His sure promises. When change comes around, it is important to remember God’s promises and how they stabilize, strengthen, and…

  • In the last post I talked about the perfect peace God can bring into seasons of change. The reason God gives that peace is because He first showed His steadfast love to us. God’s perfect peace is the gift that proves God’s love for His people. We must cling to the pursuing, comforting, and inseparable…

  • One of the struggles in my life has been dealing with change. I have not always been great when facing change, but through the numerous times, I have learned where to turn when everything around me is changing: God alone. There are four key attributes that make Him dependable in times of change. This post…

  • God promises that when you walk with Him, He will change you. He meets us where we are, but does not leave us where He finds us. In this post, I will show three ways God changes and renews us. Renewed Spirit Renewed Mind