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DO I TRULY KNOW HIM? Moving Beyond Religion Into Intimacy With God There are words of Jesus that are impossible to read casually. They reach beyond my religious language, my ministry activity, my reputation, my education, my achievements, and everything I may present as evidence that I belong to Him. They search the hidden places of my heart and ask a question that no title, testimony, miracle, or accomplishment can answer for me: Do I truly know Him? Jesus said that on the f

When God Loves You Too Much to Leave Your Blind Spots Untouched A few weeks ago, I was sitting with a friend when our conversation unexpectedly moved into a subject I do not believe we had ever discussed before. We began talking about the things that irritate us most in other people—the attitudes, habits, reactions, and personality traits that immediately provoke something within us. For nearly an hour, we wrestled with the question of why certain things bother us so deeply.

The Secret of a Life That Burns for God I do not want to spend the rest of my life talking about fire while living among ashes. I do not want to remember what it was like when prayer was alive, when the Word pierced me, when worship brought me to my knees, and when obedience mattered more than comfort. I refuse to become someone who can preach revival, celebrate revival, and still carry no flame within. I want to burn. I want the fire of God to consume every cold, compromised

Battles God Never Told You to Fight I have learned that not every battle standing before me carries an invitation from God to enter it. Some battles are assignments. Others are distractions. Some require courage, prayer, endurance, and an unwavering stand for truth. Others require something far more difficult: surrender. There have been seasons when I exhausted myself defending my motives, correcting misunderstandings, demanding justice, arguing my point, resisting God’s deal

Why Giving Up Is Not the End of My Story A day and a half ago, I was travelling from Canada back to Bulgaria. I spent long hours in airports, sitting on airplanes, moving through terminals, crossing borders, changing time zones and watching thousands of people hurry toward different destinations. There is something about a long journey that strips away the noise. The familiar disappears behind you, the destination is still somewhere ahead of you, and for several hours you are

There are seasons in my life when I have had to stop asking, “Lord, why is this happening?” and begin asking a far more important question: “Lord, where is this coming from?” Those are not the same question. Many believers assume that every hardship is either the devil attacking them or God punishing them. The Scriptures present something far deeper than either of those simplistic conclusions. They reveal a sovereign God who refines His children, a defeated yet active enemy w

The Garden Mandate Restored Through Jesus Christ I am becoming increasingly convinced that one of the greatest tragedies of our generation is not merely that people are doing evil, but that many have abandoned the places God assigned them to cultivate. Gardens are being neglected. Callings are being left unattended. Families are being allowed to drift. Hearts are becoming overgrown. Gifts are lying dormant. Churches are losing their spiritual vigilance. Communities are deteri

When My Mind Bows Before the King I am no longer living as though the will of God is a hidden message buried somewhere beyond my reach. I am not wandering through life terrified that I will miss one sign, misunderstand one impression, or make one imperfect decision and destroy everything God has prepared for me. My confidence is not in my ability to decipher every detail. My confidence is in the One who reigns over my life. He is not merely present in my life. He is King over

Exposing the Counterfeit and Returning to the Lordship of Jesus Christ I sense an urgent warning rising in my spirit: not everything that calls itself spiritual is holy, not everything that appears powerful comes from God, and not every voice speaking the language of light has been sent from heaven. There is a battle taking place beneath the surface of what we see—a battle over truth, worship, obedience, identity, and spiritual authority. It is not fought merely in dark rooms

I WILL NO LONGER BEG FOR WHAT CHRIST HAS ALREADY GIVEN ME I have spent too much time asking God to give me victory while standing inside the victory Christ has already won. I have prayed as though heaven were reluctant to help me. I have pleaded as though the enemy possessed greater authority than the One who lives within me. I have allowed fear to speak as though it were a prophet, circumstances to speak as though they were sovereign, and spiritual opposition to speak as tho

I refuse to speak of Jesus as though His story began in a manger. I know that the contents of this message may ignite a firestorm. What follows may shock many, disturb established religious thinking, and challenge interpretations that have been repeated for generations. Some will resist it before they examine it. Others may call it controversial simply because they have never been taught to see Christ this clearly in the Old Testament. But truth does not cease to be truth bec

When Christ Becomes Lord of Everything The Surrendered Life Is the Only Life That Truly Represents Him One of the greatest challenges facing the Church is not a lack of information about Christ, but a lack of complete surrender to Christ. We know the language. We sing the songs. We quote the Scriptures. We attend the gatherings. We say that Jesus is Lord, yet often we continue living as though our lives still belong to us. But the gospel was never an invitation to add Jesus

The Cry That Brings Us Back to God I have become convinced that one of the greatest spiritual dangers facing the Church is not persecution, opposition, or even deception. It is the loss of hunger. A person can still attend church without hunger. They can sing, pray, preach, serve, and speak the language of faith while inwardly becoming satisfied with distance from God. They can possess knowledge about Him without carrying any deep desire to know Him. They can become familiar

God Is Not Calling You to Perform for Him—He Is Inviting You to Walk Beside Him I have become deeply convinced that walking with God is not reserved for a rare class of unusually spiritual people. It is not a private road available only to prophets, apostles, revivalists, pastors, or those who can spend hours every day in prayer. It is not a reward given to the strongest, the most disciplined, or the most impressive. Walking with God is an invitation extended to every son and

God Is Raising Sons Who Carry the Father’s Heart I have heard many believers speak about becoming a friend of God, and rightly so. It is one of the most beautiful invitations found in Scripture. Abraham was called the friend of God. Moses spoke with the Lord face to face, as a man speaks with his friend. Jesus looked at His disciples and declared, “I no longer call you servants… I have called you friends.” What an astonishing privilege. The God who created the heavens does no

When Control, Intimidation, and False Spirituality Seek to Replace the Authority of Christ I have become deeply burdened by a hidden battle unfolding within the Christian community. It does not always arrive through open rebellion, obvious immorality, or public opposition to God. It can stand inside the Church, speak the language of faith, quote Scripture, participate in worship, and appear deeply concerned about the purposes of God. It knows how to affirm. It knows how to ap

The Hidden Meaning of the Torn Veil Most Believers Never Fully Grasp I have read the account of the crucifixion many times. I have stood in my imagination beneath the shadow of the cross. I have heard the cries of the crowd, the mockery of the soldiers, the anguish of the disciples, and the final words of Jesus as He surrendered His spirit into the hands of the Father. But I have become convinced that something happened at the moment of His death that many of us have read too

I have become deeply convinced that one of the greatest deceptions in the Church is the belief that we can love God deeply while treating people poorly. We have learned how to separate what God has joined together. We sing passionately, pray fervently, study Scripture faithfully, attend meetings regularly, and speak openly about our love for Jesus. Yet sometimes the same mouths that praise God wound the people He created. The same hands lifted in worship point accusing finger

Nothing You Surrendered in Obedience Was Ever Wasted I have become deeply convinced that some of the most important moments of our lives happen without witnesses. They happen behind closed doors. They happen in the silence after everyone has gone home. They happen when the phone stops ringing, when explanations fail, when the people we thought would understand us do not understand us at all. They happen in the hidden places where we must choose between obedience and self-pres

When obedience, kindness, and service look the same on the outside—but are governed by entirely different masters For many years, I have carried a question quietly within my own heart. Am I truly seeking to please God, or am I still trying to please people? It is not always an easy question to answer, because people-pleasing does not usually announce itself openly. It rarely walks into our lives wearing the clothing of rebellion. It often looks kind. It sounds gracious. It ap