Steak for the Soul — All Blogs

Good intentions are a powerful thing, yet as powerfully poisonous when given to the wrong person. Not everyone wants the same good for you as you do for them. Truth is, an insecure heart cannot see beyond its own hardened shell to embrace even the very thing that would set it free. Wisdom is learning how to shield one's good intent with discernment, then pouring it out where it will grow most. Because while one man will be forever grateful for your kindness, the next will despise your heart, twist your words and wield your good intentions as a weapon...

If you're waiting for someone's approval to go out and do what you love, you're better off becoming comfortable with what you despise. Because one by one the moments will pass you by, time will slip through the cracks and everything you once dreamed of doing will be nothing more than a bitter reminder of the leap you never took. Turn off the voices that raise your doubts, turn up what your heart wants most... and JUMP. Unapologetically.

No man is born, naturally or supernaturally with character. He has to make character. Just as no man is born with habits... Habits are the product of our own design. Sometimes the biggest downfall in our spiritual life, is that we're always looking for BIG things to do. Jesus took a towel and simply washed His disciples feet. There are times in life where there is no illumination or thrill, just the daily grind. As overwhelmingly normal as it may seem, we must remember that routine is God's way of saving us between our times of inspiration. Don't expect God...

There was once a dying branch in a desert, it's roots barely planted in the sand, surrounded by nothing but endless miles of scorching winds and blistering heat. Then one day heaven saw fit to part it's clouds and rain down upon that branch. Soaking in every lingering drop the branch suddenly sprang to life, growing into a tall tree who's arms reached out into the vast emptiness around it, casting a cool shade across the desert sands. Birds soon flocked to it's branches, nesting within the lush comfort of it's leaves, lost travelers stumbled from miles around to collapse...