One Good Thing About the Dentist

I’m about to admit to you my greatest weakness.

I have a really, really crazy sweet tooth.

I eat lots of candy, and drink lots of soda, and if it’s got sugar in it I like it. And I was at the dentist a couple weeks ago, and needless to say—despite the fact that I already have a number of fillings—I have a…”good amount”…of new cavities that need to be filled.

I know I have weaker enamel, I know I’ve had bad luck with cavities before and I really don’t need any more, but I can’t stop eating candy and drinking soda, because I just love it. I love the way sugar tastes. And I can only pray that we are like this with our relationship with Jesus, too. That even though we get hurt, are looked down upon by others, have to be worked on and fixed, and just face a lot of stuff that eats away at us—despite all that, we’re so in love with Jesus that we simply can’t stop chasing him more. Even though we face things that aren’t nice and happy all the time, we never stop wanting more of God.

Authority in Christ is a really strange thing, I always thought I could be sure of something until I learned what faith really meant and all it encompassed, and now the old “sure” isn’t very sure at all, and the new Jesus-inspired “sure” is mind-boggling. But as I keep chasing after him, as I keep wanting more of God, he keeps pumping me up with confidence and authority.

God is going to do big things at The Ridge and in 24-7 Ministry this year. I’m sure of it.

What has been “eating away” at you that has discouraged your faith?