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  ✨ Did I Not Say to You… If You Believe, You Will See the Glory of God — John 11:40 There’s a kind of wisdom that sounds mature but is actually tired. You hear it all the time: “There’s no such thing as a perfect relationship.” “Nobody’s perfect.” “This is just how life is.” These statements are usually offered as realism, but they are often nothing more than settled beliefs —conclusions formed after disappointment, not revelation. They don’t come from promise. They come from experience that stopped expecting more. Scripture calls this moment—this quiet agreement with limitation—something very specific: conformity . And it offers another way. “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” Transformation does not begin with changed circumstances. It begins with changed perception . That’s why Jesus’ first public message was not “try harder” or “do better,” but: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Repentance, in its truest sense, i...

There’s a verse in Ephesians that’s often quoted, but rarely explained in a way that actually helps people live. “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood…” (Ephesians 6:12) Most of us were taught to hear that verse through a religious filter. When we do, it starts to mean something only religious people understand—usually involving invisible enemies somewhere “out there.” But God so loved the world . Truth isn’t confined to church language. Years ago, I took—and later facilitated—a course called Breaking Barriers . In that course, I heard a sentence that stopped me in my tracks: “Change your thinking and you can change your life.” I didn’t know why it excited me so much at the time. Years later, I realized why—it was because Jesus said the same thing, just using different words: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Repentance isn’t about shame. It’s about changing how you see . The Reality Model (without religious language) The Cognitive Reality Model starts with human n...

When I was in prison, one of the most impactful things I ever heard was simple: “If you change your thinking, you can change your life.” It didn’t sound religious. It didn’t sound spiritual. But it struck something deep in me. At the time, I didn’t have language for why it resonated so strongly. I just knew it was true. Something about that statement carried hope—not condemnation. It implied possibility. Agency. A future that wasn’t locked behind my past. Years later, I realized I had already heard that message before. Jesus said the same thing. “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Growing up in church, I never heard that as good news. I heard it as a warning. Get your life together. Clean yourself up. God is angry, judgment is close, and you’re running out of time. “Repent” was framed as fear management. A threat wrapped in religious language. But that interpretation never sat right with me—especially when I looked at the life and ministry of Jesus. Because everywhere ...