Heartbrake to breakthough (H2B)

Healing Starts With a Choice The question Jesus asked the impotent man was "Wilt thou be made whole? (John 5:6)." Your decision activates the response. The common mistake we make as believers is to assume that we can't move unless God moves.  The battle may not be ours but the choice is!! God is waiting for you to move first in your mind. In Joshua 24:15 the statement is CHOOSE for yourselves today whom you will serve. Ambivalence can not draw near to Christ. When I was 15 the pastor asked me if I would accept Christ as my personal savior. That choice changed my life forever. What makes my life remarkable however are the choices I make daily. The story of the impotent man by the pool shows us some important facts about choices. Lets look at them; 1) choices propel change. Before God could command the man to pick up his bed and walk the choice had to be made. 2) Acceptance can  be a hindrance to choices. If that man accepted his condition with no desire to change he ...

The Ambivalent Mind Destroyed!                                                                  The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines ambivalence as simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward an object, person, or action. Other connotations for that word are also fluctuation and uncertainty. In my profession ambivalence is often a sign of internal conflict. It is a battle that occurs in the mind that can affect all areas of an individual's life. It really boils down to not being able to make decisions. For most of us we are able to make informed decisions every day. At times we even make decisions on impulse, but we exercise the ability to make decisions. Even as a professional you can easily fall into being trapped by the quandary of an ambivalent person. I like to examine what the bible has to say abou...