May 2013
31 posts
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However You're Feeling, Jesus Knows Exactly What...
Fairest Of Ten Thousand #267
Matthew 9:2
Is your heart heavy? Are you feeling low? What if you could go talk to Jesus and hand-pick the words you wanted Him to say? You know what you need to hear, right? When you’re feeling weighed down, you want to be encouraged. You want to know you’re loved. You want to know everything’s going to be alright. You need to hear some good news. I think most of us...
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Q&A... When The Dating Advice Doesn't Work, But...
Anonymous asked:
Dude, I took all the dating advice from the podcast and went for it with this girl from my church. We went on a few great dates, but in the end, she just wasn’t feelin’ it. I’m bummed out, but I’m trying not to judge my emotions while also not letting them get the best of me. The cool thing is, I’m not as scared to ask a girl out now. Two years ago, I never would have even...
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Graduate From Insecurity
What good thing has insecurity ever given you? I guess it sometimes feels really humble and holy to think that you basically suck, but it’s time to get honest: that’s not what true humility is about. Insecurity wants pity, but you’re not pitiful. You are the beloved child of Almighty God. There’s nothing pitiful about you. God Himself made you, wanted you to be His very own, handcrafted an amazing...
“You are the most important person in the world to Jesus. Somehow, in the...”
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Ever Received Grace Just When You Needed It? Jesus...
Fairest Of Ten Thousand #266
Matthew 5:7
When was the last time you were surprised and overwhelmed by the forgiveness of Jesus? Can you think of a moment where you were face to face with the darkness of your own heart and depths you are capable of reaching, only to be reminded of Jesus’ love, patience and grace again? Do you remember how it felt to experience mercy when you expected punishment?...
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There's No Trick To This
Can regular folks really know God on a deep level? I know that the answer to this question should seem like the most obvious thing ever, but strangely it’s not. Tons of people believe that you can’t really connect with God all the way unless you are some kind of pastor or missionary. People think there is a super-sized version of knowing Jesus that you can only get a hold of if you are initiated...
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If You Feel Like A Failure, Don't Worry. Jesus Is...
Fairest Of Ten Thousand #265
Mark 2:17
When was the last time you failed? I’m not talking about a little mistake - I’m talking about a time when you really bombed. Can you think of one? If you’re anything like me, you already have a smile creeping across your face because you can easily recall the last time you really screwed up. You can still taste the sting of a moment when you weren’t enough....
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Q&A... Dealing With Guilt
Anonymous asked:
How do you deal with guilt?
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So I Said:
I don’t deal with guilt. Seriously, I don’t. Now, I’m not saying I never feel guilty - but I am saying that as soon as I feel the hints of guilt creeping into my head and heart, I get rid of those feelings immediately and completely. I make no concessions or allowances for those feelings. I do not meet the demands of guilty...
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Telling The Enemy To Move On
At some point today, you’re going to have the feeling that you suck. You’ll feel accused, ashamed, embarrassed or alone. You’ll feel that everyone else belongs and that for some reason, you don’t. It won’t quite be an audible voice whispering in your ear, but it’ll be close to that. There will be a subtle hint running through your brain during this day, trying to creep its way down into your heart...
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If You've Ever Felt Distant From God Because Of...
Fairest Of Ten Thousand #264
1 John 2:2
Do you know that feeling where someone has something against you? No matter what you do, there’s something in between you and this person and you just can’t connect. I hate that feeling. Maybe you know what it is they’re upset about and then again, maybe it’s just a nebulous cloud that’s impossible to define. Sometimes it’s hard to know what to do when...
“People are always fussed about being screw-ups and not knowing what’s...”
– Lee Younger
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Q&A... Do We Wait For God Or Go After Him?
walkingonmypath asked:
God promised us he has a plan for our life.(Jeremiah 29:11) Does it mean that we just stay here and wait for his plan happen? Should we be aggressively or passively waiting for his guidance?
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Hey Mandy! Glad to hear from you.
Annoyingly, the answer to your question is a ‘both this and that’ type of answer. As Christians, we both wait for the...
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What It Takes To Change The World
How are you going to make your mark? Could you ever have a huge impact? Is the history of everything going to be something massively different because somewhere on this little spinning rock in a corner of the vast universe you breathed in and out for a while? No kidding, I think you can make a lasting impression. In fact, I know you can. You can be the turning point of the whole story.
If you...
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What If Your Worth And Value Were Based On...
Fairest Of Ten Thousand #263
Galatians 2:20
When you fail at something, how do you feel? When someone else beats you at something, what’s your first response? Do you feel like you’re competing with people in a lot of areas of your life? Sometimes life just feels like a test you’re not passing, right? It always seems that no matter what you’re good at or called to or made for, there’s someone out...
“The unified testimony of the New Testament is that Jesus came to die for...”
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Faith Or Feelings
In everything that happens today, you have a choice to make. How will you see it? How will this situation affect you? Will you see this thing according to how it feels, or will you see it according to what you’ve come to believe to be true about Jesus? Who drives the bus of your attitude, outlook and reactions? Will you live by your faith, or by your emotions?
This is a very important question...
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Q&A... Following Jesus - Is It Love Or Law?
Anonymous asked:
I really believe in what you said about the most important thing—falling in love with Jesus all over again instead of just becoming a “better” person. See this is where my mom and I differ. I think I am more of on the Love side of God while she is more on the Law side. Disagreements with my mom and opinions of other Christians are telling me that I should not just see God as...
“Jesus saw me when I was invisible. He loved me when I was impossible. When...”
– Lee Younger
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Despite All The Injustice And Wrong, Jesus Is...
Fairest Of Ten Thousand #262
Acts 3:21
Are you over it yet? Are you just about as sick and tired of this busted up old world as I am? Aren’t you tired of war, disease, slavery and hate? Have you had it up to here with pain and problems? I don’t mean to be cynical, but I have to be honest - the more I learn, the more I find out, I’m ready for this place see its last day. And look, it’s not just...
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Q&A... Overcoming Jealousy (Part 2 of 2) - "I...
Anonymous asked:
Dear Lee, do you have any advice to combat jealousy? I know I hate the feeling, but I feel like I have no control to stop these feelings. I’ve prayed about it but I feel like nothing is working. I’ll be jealous of my friends even when I’m happy for them! I don’t want it to rule my life.
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(In the first post, we were really just...
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Q&A... Overcoming Jealousy (part 1 of 2)
Anonymous asked:
Dear Lee, do you have any advice to combat jealousy? I know I hate the feeling, but I feel like I have no control to stop these feelings. I’ve prayed about it but I feel like nothing is working. I’ll be jealous of my friends even when I’m happy for them! I don’t want it to rule my life.
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So I Said:
(This is going to be the first of two...
The Bridge Chicago: PMS and Maintaining... →
thebridgechicago:
Anonymous asked:
this may well need a girl answer, but i’d been thinking of asking about it for a while now. as a woman, i have a week once a month where i know that i feel crappy because (and sometimes really only because) of my hormones. i don’t think that’s biologically reductionist -…
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Fall In Love
People sometimes look at the Christian life and assume it’s about becoming a better person. They think the whole goal of all that we are trying to learn and do and be is about improving ourselves. Even people in the church sometimes see things the same way - they think that the most important thing in the world is our behavior. As if the goal is for us to stop doing bad things and start doing good...
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Jesus Doesn't Love Your Performance. He Loves You.
Fairest Of Ten Thousand #261
Romans 5:8
It’s hard to shake the feeling that Jesus loves us when we’re good and doesn’t when we’re not. Even when we’ve heard the Good News a million times and believed that message way on down in our hearts, we sometimes still see God as a celestial scorekeeper just waiting to call us out for each and every rules violation. We imagine Jesus with a clipboard and a...
April 2013
47 posts
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Q&A... Feeling Great On Sunday, Hating Real Life -...
passionprayparis asked:
Hey Lee! I’ve recently moved cities, and have been so blessed to find the most beautiful church to be part of in my new home; I look forward to every Sunday, but I dread having to go back to ‘real-life’ – the new city and new workload and new living situation and all the new people – it’s too much. I feel so safe and loved each Sunday but the rest of the week I feel as...
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The Secret Sauce Of Prayer
Tons of people that I talk to don’t have the prayer life they wish they had. It’s not that they don’t believe in God and it’s not that they don’t love Jesus, they just don’t really pray and they feel bad about that. For most folks, the only reason their prayer life is struggling is that they have gotten a false idea in their head about what prayer is and what prayer should look like.
If any of...
“Christians get afraid that, if they really embrace what the Bible says about...”
– Lee Younger on episode 65 of the Say That podcast.
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Q&A... I Want To Feel Close To Jesus, And I'm Gay....
Anonymous asked:
Hey, Lee I have never in my life gone to someone for advice, so this is a little bit weird for me. I’ve always been in a Christian family, and they are hardcore believers; my sister attends bible study every chance she has, and she loves it. I’ve never felt close to Jesus but I feel like He’s the only one who could actually help me right now. I’m gay,...
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Even If You Feel Stuck, Jesus Isn't Finished With...
Fairest Of Ten Thousand #260
Acts 1:1
Do you ever feel stuck in your spiritual life? Does it ever seem like you just don’t really grow anymore? Have you wondered whether the honeymoon phase of your walk with the Lord is over and now you two are like a grumpy old married couple that isn’t really going anywhere, but just waiting it out? Sometimes, when you look at your own life and heart, it’s...
“I know it feels like the worst thing in the world just happened, but God says...”
– Lee Younger
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Q&A... On Watching Someone Walk Away From The Lord
entrahelife asked:
Hey Lee! I was looking for some advice about one of my students. One of the girls I work with has become like a sister to me. This girl a freaking rockstar. This girl gets it. But recently she’s been goin through a tough season. She’s gotten pretty jaded and a bit of a rebellious attitude towards anything church related. I love this girl with everything in me and I see where...
“You can’t always do something to totally eradicate your circumstance, but there...”
– Lee Younger on episode 64 of the Say That podcast
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You Already Know Enough
Tons of Christians think that one of the biggest reasons they’re struggling so much or not moving forward spiritually is that they don’t know enough stuff yet. It’s easy to fall into this line of thinking. I mean, the Bible is huge and complicated; not to mention the fact that some of those pastors and Christian authors have impressive graduate degrees in the Bible. It’s natural to think that the...
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Whatever You Have You Have To Face Next, Jesus Is...
Fairest Of Ten Thousand #259
John 21:4
Sometimes the biggest question you have to face is, “What’s next?” Maybe you’re at the end of something big or at the beginning of something new and you don’t know how you’re going to handle it. Maybe you’re staring down the barrel of an unknown future with no prospects for where to put your foot moving forward and you just don’t know what to do or where...
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Q&A... Is Jesus Ashamed Of Me?
fumblingemotions asked:
Hey Lee! Thanks so much for your insight! I just had this thought and I wanted to check if this thought is true: Jesus will never be disappointed in me. I think it’s true, but I also want to ask, can Jesus ever be ashamed of me? I want to say no, but then, I think of Luke 9:26, where he said that He will be ashamed of him if I’m ashamed of Jesus, which...
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If You’re Gonna Run With The World, Be Demanding
People who have grown up in church sometimes have this nagging question tugging at their minds and hearts. They show up on Sunday morning (like they have their whole lives) sing the songs, listen to the Scripture and pray, but all the while, they’re wondering, “Am I missing out? And if so, just how much am I missing?” If that’s you, I’d like to make a suggestion. If you’re wondering what you’re...
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Q&A... Porn, Masturbation And Your Non-Existent...
thedawncomes asked:
had you ever had a problem on porn, masturbation? how do you deal with it if you’re a loner like me. now i profess as a “christian” and having been through this dirty habit for years now, still in it, i couldn’t point out to a more hypocrite person than me. i quote bible verses during days when I am “strong” and eventually depression...
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No Matter What Anyone Says About You, Jesus' Blood...
Fairest Of Ten Thousand #258
Hebrews 12:24
What’s the worst thing someone’s ever said about you? Can you still hear it? I bet you have probably forgotten a thousand really nice and encouraging things that have been said about you, but the ten or twelve things people have said that really hurt you the most are still rattling around in between your ears, wreaking havoc on your heart. Maybe you...
“Okay, you failed. You totally screwed up. Guess what? You’re the only one who’s...”
– Lee Younger
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When You're Afraid
Today, you might feel afraid. You may get freaked out. You might lose heart and feel like giving up. You may have to face something you hoped would never happen. You might wish you were somewhere else. You could be wondering whether or not you’re going to be able to make it through the day you’re in. It’s okay. Don’t get too down on yourself about that. Everyone feels this way from time to time....
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Q&A... Moving On From Heartbreak
Anonymous asked:
How do you deal with heartbreak? I’m talking about one of my best friends I’ve known since eighth grade, always liked him, 8 years later we’re in our 20s and he starts liking me, he’s talking all these summer adventures and how he’s liked me for a year but isn’t ready to date because of issues he wants to deal with first. His dad gets...
