Testing The Lies We Tell Ourselves
"Do not conform to the pattern of this word, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will. " ~Romans 12: 2 On Sunday, I shared a story about Gracie-- a German Shepherd puppy Valerie and I got when our youngest daughter Katie was little. German Shepherds are strong even as puppies. Gracie was stronger than most. We had a cable lead we let her out on when she needed to go outside. It was tethered to our flagpole in the backyard. Gracie didn’t like that lead in the beginning. She didn’t like being chained up. And she’d pull on that lead, and strain against it, and yank on it. She was so strong, even as a puppy, she’d shake that entire flagpole. Eventually she learned she couldn’t break that lead and she quit trying to. But things changed. Gracie grew to over 100 pounds—she became a very big and powerful dog. But w e never...
