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\u201cIf we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness,\u00a0we lie and do not live out the truth.\u201d 1 John 1:6<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was April of 1987 and life was good for myself and my family. My wife and I were involved with our church, our daughter was attending a private school, we lived in a beautiful new home, we drove nice cars and my business was thriving. On the surface, it appeared as though we had found the secret to happiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pressure to uphold that type of image was staggeringly difficult. I was like a racehorse with blinders on. I was only focused on my own goals, which left little room for God. Living that kind of lie kept me in the dark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That April, I attended a Christians in Commerce retreat weekend. It was the first time I really heard the words in 1 John 1:6. They shook me up because I knew that I was not living the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s been 35 years, this month since that first retreat. I\u2019m still a work in progress, but the blinders are off and I\u2019m running a different kind of race. I run for Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do I claim to be friends with Jesus but still walk in darkness?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Absorbing God Word \u201cIf we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness,\u00a0we lie and do not live out the truth.\u201d 1 John 1:6 Applying God\u2019s Word It was April of 1987 and life was good … Continue reading