Pain and hardship will certainly cause us to pray; sometimes even more than our needs and wants. But why do we continue finding ourselves in hard places, difficult places, even addicted places? We experience pain and hardship because we live in a broken world, and in an unseen war where there is an “evil one” against us. What do we do? The fourth way Jesus told us to pray is found in Matthew 6:13, and that is to “lead not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.”
There are four relational commitments that make us worthy of trust. The fourth commitment is, “I am committed to you”.
The path to experiencing uncommon community is paved with commitment.
The blame game assigns responsibility. The honor game assumes it (1) What are you blaming someone for that you need to assume responsibility for? ...
