Archive for February 2018

Does brokenness still frighten you? I hope not. I pray that you will find the courage to stop resisting God in those unbroken areas of your heart and to invite the Lord to do whatever it takes to break your bondage to self. Start today by asking God to show you the ways in which…

JACOB EXEMPLIFIES RESISTANCE TO GOD Jacob’s experiences with brokenness confirm this truth. In Genesis 32 we find him prepar­ing to face his twin brother, Esau, for the first time in 20 years since usurping Esau right­ful blessing as the first-born son. Fearing Esau’s wrath, Jacob had fled to the home of his uncle, Laban, who…

God wants to break you. Sounds pain­ful, doesn’t it? Even frightening. But brokenness is not something to be avoided. Brokenness is God’s provision for spiritual victory. Writing about brokenness is like writing about humility. The author who says he under­stands it only reveals his igno­rance when he attempts to explain it. I’ve discovered that bro­kenness…

[Lee LeFebre has made important contributions to this branch of the Biblical Counseling family tree. Here is a testimony about his spiritual journey. Used with his permission. – JBW] . Daily, I was asking God to be on the throne of my life. I didn’t understand that God would take me through a breaking process,…

The Lord Jesus Christ declared, “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and My…