When battling sin or addiction, especially sexual sin, we often feel the pressure to change everything all at once. We have to completely give up that particular sin and rededicate our lives to Christ; if we falter and sin again, we think we’ve failed and are back at square one. We forget Jesus’s gentleness in wooing people to himself and replace it with our own harshness. This makes our failures...
When Your Struggle Goes On and On
What do you do when God doesn’t seem to be showing up in the ways you need Him? When you continue to struggle and it seems to go on and on. You’ve been working hard to love your spouse but the love isn’t returned.You’ve cried out to God to set you free from porn but you keep slipping.Your daughter starts referring to herself as “he,” and some of your Christian friends applaud her decision.You...
Stop Trying to Cook without Food
Have you been trying to apply spiritual disciplines to work your way out of a sinful habit? I know so many people who dive headlong into doing Christian things in hopes of overcoming an area of sin, only to be disappointed again and again. Jan committed herself to memorizing a new Scripture verse each week to help remind her of the truth and keep her from falling into sexual temptation again with...
The Healing Power of Confession
Confession is an amazing gift given to us by God, particularly because of the healing we experience through it. We’re especially blessed by the simplicity of confession: just come to Jesus and tell Him what you’ve done. Don’t try to minimize the sin by explaining it or excusing it. You don’t need to give God a reason to forgive you. Forgiveness was His idea, not yours. “If we confess our sins, He...
The Powerful Link between Identity and Behavior
If you are wrestling with unhealthy or unholy behaviors, it may be because, deep down, that’s the kind of person you believe yourself to be. What would happen if you allowed Jesus to tell you who you are instead? Join Josh and Kit as they discuss the link between identity and behavior, and how you can gain more freedom. Click for Full Podcast Transcription Josh 0:07So I was thinking this...
Let the Truth Set Us Free
In one of my favorite books, The Critical Journey, the authors talk about stages of faith. One stage, the wall, is a significant part of our spiritual transformation. People who come to Regeneration are often either facing the wall, in the wall or coming out of the wall. It is a sacred and dark place that takes courage to go through, and we’re often here to encourage and accompany people in these...