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The Daily Memo | October 19, 2022 | How to Hold On
Job knew trouble and temptation, but he boldly claimed, “Though He slay me, I will hope in Him” (Job 13:15). He had lost his children, his fortune, and his health, but he didn’t abandon his faith. He was determined to hold on because he trusted God. Unlike Job, we have Scripture, in which God reveals His nature and promises. His Word tells us that our Father is always good, always just, always faithful, and always trustworthy. When we focus on honoring and…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Restored in Him | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 10/19/2022
Stolen | An Excerpt From The Upcoming Book Embracing Brokenness
Webster defines hijacked in this way; to steal or to commandeer. Have you ever felt as if your true self, the one that God made you to be, has been commandeered? Stolen? Hijacked? You’re not alone. Ever since that fateful day when we surrendered to an enemy that was hell bent on tricking us into submission, we’ve been struggling to get back that one thing that was stolen from us. That one thing is simply the knowledge of our true self as we desperately look to…
Categories: The Hope of Healing, Embracing Brokenness Book Excerpt, Spiritual Warfare, Blog | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 10/18/2022
The Daily Memo | October 18, 2022 | Don't Make This Mistake
I got a text from Colleen last Friday at 4:00 that she’d be home from work at 5:30 and would bring appetizers for dinner. Perfect timing, I thought, I was hungry already. She showed up at 7:10 after texting she was on her way at 6:03, and it was a 25-minute drive, with an empty Chick-fil-A bag that once held her dinner she picked up in the drive-through. I didn’t respond. Nor did I say much of anything when she got home. I chose the silent treatment for a few…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Understanding Love, Safe People & Safe Community | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 10/18/2022
The Daily Memo | October 17, 2022 | Live Your Life on Purpose
There is a reason you have the desires you do. Some desires you share with many others. Many people want the same core, good things: a community, a relationship, a deeper walk with God. But many of your dreams and desires are yours alone. They have been given to you by God for you to awaken to, embrace, nurture, pursue, and then offer. Let God use your dreams to guide you into the fuller expression of your unfolding glorious self! We need to increasingly live from the…
Categories: What We Were Created For, The Daily Memo, Our Purpose | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 10/17/2022
The Daily Memo | October 14, 2022 | Crushed & Beautiful
At first glance I dismissed the painting Consider the Lilies by Makoto Fujimura as a simple, monochromatic painting featuring a lily seemingly hiding in the background. However, the painting came alive when I learned it was actually painted with more than eighty layers of finely crushed minerals in a style of Japanese art known as Nihonga, a style Fujimura calls “slow art.” Looking closely reveals layers of complexity and beauty. Fujimura explains that he sees…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Understanding Love | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 10/14/2022
The First Fight
I recently saw an interview with Dana White, the head of the UFC (Ultimate Fight Championship). As an entrepreneur, he’s pretty impressive. He cares about his employees, his fighters, and his bottom line and backs it up with the loyalty and the investment necessary to make it the most popular full-contact combat sport in the world. I remember when boxing was just that. The "Thrilla in Manila" was the third and final boxing match between WBA, WBC, and The…
Categories: The Hope of Healing, Spiritual Warfare, Blog | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 10/13/2022
The Daily Memo | October 13, 2022 | You Have a Choice
Personally, I find one of the most startling things Jesus says tucked away at the end of the fourteenth chapter of John. He is preparing his closest friends (and soon-to-be-successors) for his departure. They still don’t believe or don’t want to believe he’s leaving. Here is what Jesus says to them (and to us): "Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." (John 14:27) Wait—do not let your heart be troubled? I thought to,…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Understanding Love, The Hope of Healing | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 10/13/2022
The Daily Memo | October 12, 2022 | Where Are You?
How do you handle guilt? Mankind has tried to avoid dealing with this painful emotion for as long as humanity has existed. It all began in the Garden of Eden after Adam and Eve disobeyed God, and we’ve been using their faulty methods in an attempt to silence guilt ever since. Adam and Eve’s first reaction was to cover up rather than “fess up,” but nothing can conceal sin from God. Next, they attempted to hide from the Lord. Have you ever found…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Identity Security, The Hope of Healing | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 10/12/2022
The Daily Memo | October 11, 2022 | Untold Riches
In an orbit between Mars and Jupiter zooms an asteroid worth trillions and trillions of dollars. Scientists say 16 Psyche consists of metals such as gold, iron, nickel, and platinum worth unfathomable amounts of money. For now, earthlings are not attempting to mine this rich resource, but the United States is planning to send a probe to study the valuable rock. The promise of untold riches just out of reach can be both tantalizing and frustrating. Surely in time there will…
Categories: The Daily Memo, The Reality of Our Present World | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 10/11/2022
73. What Pushes Your Buttons?
It’s been a rough couple of years. Most of us have experienced some level of trauma around a host of issues that can go unnoticed – until – something sets us off. What is that something for you? What pushes your buttons and elicits an unexpected reaction? Sometimes the reaction may be termed an overreaction. Many times our responses to the simplest annoyances can have severe consequences. Mostly those consequences are internal and need to be processed with…
Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 10/10/2022