Radically Happy

Tag: desire

  • Lesson 4/6 True Love (Anjali’s Catechism)

    Worship: He’s Worth It The whole point of becoming a Christian is to know and love God, ourselves, and others the way Jesus did.  But what exactly is love? We use the word “love” whenever we strongly desire or value something.  But there are three very different kinds of love: Happiness:…

  • RohAnjali 2018 New Year’s Prayer

    Dear God, Thank you that our family belongs to you. We confess we need you to free us from our sin and shame so we can love like Jesus. Give us the grace to: Trust you with our desires Face our fears Reflect on our anger Speak the truth in…

  • Wise Risk: Faith in Two Syllables

    Part 5 of 6 in the series Childlike Theology: The Gospel Discipleship Holiness Worship As children, we express faith in our parents by obeying them to stay safe. As adolescents, we risk danger in order to express faith in ourselves. I have come to believe that the hallmark of a…

  • Meet the Dragons of Knight Club

    The great challenge of manhood is learning to harness our emotions to serve a good purpose. As I mentioned earlier, I believe we need to harness (not slay) these Four Dragons of Manhood: Desire, Fear, Anger & Pride.  Here’s a more comprehensive summary of my current understanding: Dragons Color Green Yellow…

  • Knight Club: Mastering the Three Dragons of Manhood

    In Sheila Walsh’s Will, God’s Mighty Warrior, there’s a scene where Will and his buddy Josh are pretending to be on a quest against monstrous beasts. They run into Will’s large English sheepdog. Josh is starting to defend himself, but Will assures his friend that “I have tamed this wild creature,…

  • Redemption: A Vision in Many Pieces

    Redemption A Vision in Many Pieces Ernest Prabhakar June 8th, 2001 “God, its too big for me to carry!” “I know, my son.” We sat at the bottom of my heart, facing the dark, concrete-like slab which was my need for love, my desire for human intimacy to the fill…

  • LEAD! C.12 Joy in the Journey

    In Which We Begin to Pursue the End… This is the final lesson in our series, but hopefully just the beginning of your journey in understanding what it means to lead others — and yourself — into the “name” of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. As we proceed to…

  • LEAD! C.1 Desire and Discipline

    True discipline is neither rigid nor legalistic, but a formalization of our heart’s desire to appropriate the “name” of God — His person, purpose, and character. Discipline is the living skeleton which hosts the muscles of Faith, the marrow of Love, and the sinews of Hope. Memory Verse: “Therefore we…

  • LEAD! B.10 From Lust to Purity

    Understanding why our desires are often at war with God, and how they must be cleansed and harnessed for His purposes — before they destroy us.