by Carey Green | Nov 15, 2022 | Discipleship, Kingdom
KINGDOM: Servants do their Master’s will, which is… (Matthew 7:21-23) 21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Matthew, Quoting Jesus Disciple & Apostle of Jesus...
by Carey Green | Nov 10, 2022 | Discipleship, Kingdom
KINGDOM: The clarifying priority (Matthew 6:33) There’s an unpredictable and often disheartening up and down, back and forth cycle to life on this spinning blue ball we call earth. We experience times of blessing and grace that blow our minds and explode our hearts...
by Carey Green | Dec 19, 2021 | Confession - Repentance, Discipleship, Life, sexuality, Women specific
EMAIL ADVICE: Battling masturbation as a teen girl This is an "Email Advice" post...I often receive emails that ask for my advice. When it feels that the things the Lord gives me to say in response to these requests could be helpful for others, I post the question...
by Carey Green | Dec 18, 2021 | blogging, Discipleship
Rekindling I love watching a fire come to life when a skillful outdoorsman blows softly across the waning embers. It’s a feeling of renewal, of hope, and a reminder that the chill of night can be driven away with the wise application of truth (the laws of...
by Carey Green | Jan 11, 2018 | Discipleship, Prayer, Spiritual Growth Tools
And Jesus answered, “O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me.” ~ Matthew 17:17 ESV Jesus makes this comment in view of His disciples’ inability to help a man who’s...
by Carey Green | May 16, 2017 | Discipleship, Jesus, Life
I can say all kinds of things about my abilities, but the only thing that proves it is when I do what I say. Right? In this passage, Jesus said He could do something that is impossible to see – forgive sin. How can THAT be proven in an objective way, a way that...
by Carey Green | May 9, 2017 | Discipleship, Jesus, Life
This might be the weirdest verse in the whole Bible. Here’s the story: Jesus just freed two wild men from demonic oppression. The demons left the men and inhabited a herd of pigs, which then went crazy (whatever pig-crazy looks like) and drown themselves in a...
by Carey Green | May 2, 2017 | Discipleship, Jesus, Life
There are things in the world I hate. Yes, HATE. False accusations. Slander. Starvation. Ignorance. Disease. Abuse of Power. Manipulation. Terrorism. Lies. Inwardly, I rage against the wrong in the world. And inwardly I know I am ultimately helpless to stop it. Do you...
by Carey Green | Apr 25, 2017 | Discipleship, Jesus, Life
What exactly IS fear? Jesus says it is lack of faith. ☆ Fear focuses on circumstances. Faith focuses on the reality of God IN the circumstance. That’s the key. Can I ask you to keep reading so I an explain? It won’t take long, I promise. 🙂 God –...
by Carey Green | Apr 18, 2017 | Discipleship, Jesus, Life
One of the hardest mindset shifts I’ve ever had to make has crept into my life over the past 3 years. I USED TO think along the line of what we often hear in our culture. “You need to find your calling and pursue it.” Living according to that...
