Sanctification is the refinement of desire, not the removal of it. God wants to purify us and make us holy. He wants to take what is in us and refine it so that it becomes good and pure and true. People fear sanctification because they think it is the removal or denial of desire. It […]
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Grace vs. Boasting
Grace is greater than boasting. Grace supercedes boasting. “For it is by grace we are saved by faith that no man may boast.” Ephesians 3 Boasting is an egregious error. Humiliation is equally egregious. We are neither great nor small. Rather, we are nothing except for the grace of God which declares we are […]
The Seriousness of Lostness
I was thinking today about someone who did me wrong. They are a person who pretends to be kind, joyful and good. But underneath in their motives, their heart, their mind and spirit they are the opposite. They try to keep it hidden from others and think that they’re fooling others. But overtime […]
 God is close to the brokenhearted
God is close to the brokenhearted. He is not distant or aloof. He truly cares about the brokenhearted. And he wants to help them find hope and healing. God is not a distant God and those who are brokenhearted. He is near. If you were brokenhearted, call to God and he will comfort you in […]
The Goodness of God
Is God good? What do you believe? Is God motivated by goodness? Does God seek our good? Yes yes yes. The question we need to ask is do we seek the good? Seeking good is so life-giving and there’s no amount of seeking bad they can ever replace or supersede seeking the good. When we […]
Trauma Trap
Have you experienced adversity or hardship that caused you to feel stuck? It felt as if others did not understand the magnitude of what you were going through. They diminished it and told you to “get over it”. But the wound was a deep gash, not a superficial grazing of your heart. Superficial solutions will […]
A.J. Seymour
A.J. Seymour is a Psychologist and Theologian who believes well-being is found at the intersection of psychology and spirituality and that one cannot know personal happiness and fulfillment without having a relationship with our loving God. A.J. Seymour completed PhD studies in Positive Neuropsychology and earned a Masters of Theology in Evangelism and Discipleship. A.J. […]