2013-10-04T14:54:10-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/Life/ http://faithgateway.com/june-brings-new-life-new-bloggers/ 2013-10-04T14:54:10-05:00 June brings new life and so much new celebration with it. Just look at nature – the spring ushers in a new beginning in the plant and animal kingdoms and it is breathtaking to take in all the new growth around us. For me specifically, spring means new life spiritually. Of course we just celebrated […] http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/when-youre-stuck-where-you-dont-want-to-be-6802 2013-02-05T11:24:45-05:00 If you're stuck where you don't want to be? Well, God's approach is to act as if you'll be there for a long time. Quit wishing you were somewhere else or someone else. Make something of the place where you are. There are people there who need Christ. Don't look past them because you don't like where you are. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/new-yearnew-management-6800 2013-02-01T11:05:51-05:00 The realization that I was never meant to drive my life; that's the first step to beginning a love relationship with God; the very relationship you were made for. And when you admit that and you realize that the mess of our life, the guilt of our life, the shame of our life, the hurt that we've inflicted is because we've taken our life and done it our way instead of His way. You are ready at that point to say, "I need a Savior. I need a Rescuer from this sin." http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/calling-off-the-pity-party-6786 2013-01-14T09:27:05-05:00 Jesus told us that we would find our life - not by looking for it, not by hanging onto it - by giving it away, He said. Not because you feel like it, but because Jesus lived like that, and because you know that's where to find light at the end of your own personal tunnel. Remember, even when you get home tonight, ask yourself the question, "So, who needs me here right now?" http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/sleeping-in-the-back-seat-6751 2012-11-26T12:12:32-05:00 Where are you in this current situation in your life? Are you trying to drive or are you trying to help God drive? Or are you simply going to sleep in the back seat? Why don't you relax and let your Father drive. You'll wake up refreshed and you'll wake up right where you are supposed to be. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/black-friday-battles-6750 2012-11-26T12:09:44-05:00 I love this high tribute to David, the "man after God's own heart." It says, "He fights the Lord's battles" (1 Samuel 25:28). After all, those are the only ones worth fighting. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/parenting-in-bite-sized-chunks-6716 2012-10-08T09:50:33-05:00 We tend to be paralyzed by guilt over the past or anxiety over the future. Why not trust the Lord to cover both of those, and you have a good day today. That's how you build a better future. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/which-way-in-the-wildfire-6711 2012-10-01T09:19:10-05:00 Only the One who died for our sins can forgive our sins and erase what will keep us out of heaven. It's not about the superiority of the Christian religion. It's not about a religion at all; no religion can die for you. It's about a Rescuer, the only One who can save us from the fire of sin's judgment, because He took that fire for us. To trust in anything else is to learn too late that you've made the greatest mistake a human can make. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/life-in-the-backwards-seat-6691 2012-09-04T10:43:47-05:00 You may be at a point where you're ready for a new beginning - where the hurts and the failures of the past no longer will define who you are. That is when it's time for Jesus, who died for all the sin and all the hurts of the past. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/mayor-in-the-flames-6681 2012-08-20T11:12:23-05:00 Spiritual rescue is possible because of the love of one Man - Jesus. Who didn't just risk His life for you and me; He gave His life. And He stands ready to rescue you from a spiritual death penalty you can't escape any other way.