What Girls Get Wrong

Let's talk about someone you've probably heard a lot about. Peter, the apostle, the guy who was ready to chop off an ear for Christ (sorry, van Gogh, guess you didn't think of it first), and then a few hours later was swearing he'd never heard of the Man. Pastors preach a lot about Peter. There's a lot of life lessons we all get to learn from Peter's failures. I feel like he has the greatest number of embarrassing stories told about him in the Bible. Then again, he didn't kill anyone or sleep with anybody who wasn't his wife, so maybe he doesn't quite have that position all by himself. But we hear a lot about him. We hear a lot about his lack of faith. Like that time Jesus walked on the water, and when He came aside their boat, the disciples were all afraid. Then Peter, gathering courage, asks to be allowed to come to Jesus on the water. Jesus lets him come, but Peter sees the waves... We know the rest of the story. His heart quakes wi...

"And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus."  ~ Philippians 4:19 NIV A lot of people got it all wrong. A lot of "pastors" are spreading numerous lies about Christianity. One of those is that if you're truly obeying God, you'll be loaded. Paul obeyed God, yet he worked as a tent maker to make ends meet at times. John the Baptist obeyed God, yet he lived in the wilderness, and his food wasn't exactly luxurious (not to mention he wasn't exactly fashionable). Jesus Himself didn't have a spot to lay His head , yet who's going to argue that He didn't obey God? Notice in the verse above (and there are more in the Bible that echo the same thought) that Paul tells us God will meet all our needs. Does it say anything in there about getting our wants too? God promises to provide food. He doesn't promise the latest iPhone. God promises shelter. He doesn...