Tim Tracy Lessons From Gideon, part 5 If you missed the previous Lessons From Gideon, scroll down to the bottom of this post. You’ll find them there! Gideon’s transformation has begun, and now it’s time for action. Gideon has amassed an army of thirty-two thousand men to confront the marauding Midianites. Things are looking up. Israel is … Read more
Lessons From Gideon, Part 4 If you missed previous posts in this Lessons from Gideon series, scroll down to the bottom of this post. You’ll find them them there! Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen… The Midianites had been harrassing the Israelites for seven long years, and once again they arrive for their annual attack. … Read more
Winning the War In Your Mind by Craig Groeschel is spot-on with its subtitle: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life. If you’ve never heard of him, Groeschel is the founding and senior pastor of Life.Church, one of the largest churches in the world with multiple campuses. He’s a handsome, charismatic speaker and a best-selling author with … Read more
Three men are having a discussion. “I’m a pessimist,” says one. “I’m an optimist,” says the second. Both men turn to the third. “Which are you?” “Neither,” the third man replies. “I’m a peptimist.” The first man snorts. “A peptimist? What’s that?” “Well,” the third man explains, “A pessimist is someone who says ‘It can’t … Read more
Lessons from Gideon, part 3 In parts 1 and 2 of this series Lessons From Gideon, we saw how God began transforming Gideon’s false self image and poor self esteem. If you missed those posts, you can read them here: https://www.livingthetransformedlife.com/who-are-you-listening-to https://www.livingthetransformedlife.com/transformation-wimp-to-warrior Now it is time for Gideon to take some action in his recovery. … Read more
Or, How to Transform a Poor Self-Image Becoming a Christian was the best decision I ever made, but it didn’t immediately remove all my problems. I was only 18 when I got saved, but I was already loaded with “habits, hurts and hangups,” to quote Celebrate Recovery. In just a few days I will be … Read more
Lessons from Gideon, part 2 When we first meet Gideon, we find a man who is desperately in need of transformation. He has an appallingly negative self-image, describing himself as the least of the weakest. He thinks that God does not love Israel and has abandoned them. He is believing lies about himself and lies … Read more
You’ve probably heard the term “influencer.” They’re all over social media these days– everywhere from TikTok to YouTube, Instagram to Pinterest, Facebook to Twitter… you get the idea. They’re the ones who are fashionable and in the know. They’re the ones who…well, influence you. Dictionary.com defines the word as “a person or thing that influences; … Read more
Okay, first you need to understand I’m not dissing my mother. I love Mom and miss her dearly (she’s in heaven now). And I know she loved me. She was a first-rate Mom who did her very best to raise her kids right. But she lied to me. It wasn’t intentional. She was trying … Read more
Lessons from Gideon, part 1 One of my favorite heroes in the Bible is a man named Gideon. You can find his biography in Judges 6-8. We know more about him than any of the judges, with the exception of Samson. When we first meet Gideon in the pages of scripture, his life is a … Read more