“Well… our house is on fire.”

Carter isn’t one for jokes and the statement seemed surprisingly calm. Too calm.

I heard him clearly, but still felt puzzled.

Instinctively I replied, “What? What did you say?”

 “Our house is on fire.”

Again calm, but a bit shakier. He didn’t have to explain. Somewhere in my gut I just knew… it was serious.

“Did you call 911?”

“Yes.”

“I’m coming.”...

Our thoughts and our feelings should not always be trusted. This is why we must know God’s truth and know his call on our life. We should have a mind of peace, a life of love so that we can constantly be renewed in our minds and find the freedom He has for us!

I can remember a time when I really felt like I was missing something in my faith. I would pendulum back and forth between feeling “confident” and a gut-wrenching “emptiness”. I say “gut-wrenching” because it really bothered me. I mean, here I was living a Christian life that promises healing, freedom, and wholeness, and I would still have times of deeply suspecting that I was missing something important.