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A good article, a great resource

I have been following Tim Challies for many years (10+).  His insights and Godly perspective have been very helpful to me, particularly in his book reviews.  We are encouraged in Scripture to look at the fruit of a teacher to see if that teacher is trustworthy.  In Tim Challies' case, he has gone through the experience of the death of his 20 year-old son to spontaneous heart failure, exposing a heart condition no one was aware of.  That kind of loss can devastate a weak faith.  However, Tim showed honest emotions and continued to give God glory and honor with his life and work.  His life has shown his loyalty is to the One True God, not his own personal desire or narrow perspective.  Tim Challies is a trustworthy and Godly resource.   In our time, we are presented with more options and opinions than we could possibly pursue.  That overload of information makes us question everything.  Rather than inspiring us to move forward, we are...
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People Pleasing

 Dear friends, If you are reading this, you are interested in becoming my friend.  If you stop reading, it is because we aren’t connecting.  This is so basic yet is a challenge which attacks my heart continually.  Why? Because I want people to like me. As a child I had a deep need to be wanted.  I was not one of those children who wanted to show off for others, but still wanted to be noticed and liked.  With childish understanding, I learned that when you behaved as other people asked you to, people liked you.  I learned to hide my own feelings and outwardly obey others, be agreeable, then people would like me. I would like to say that this strategy, which was untenable, was thrown over as I matured, but it really was not.  I continued to allow people to direct my life.  I obeyed their wishes because I thought it earned me their favor.  A desire to please people is an idol which will demand obedience.  This was the greater obedience...
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