“Don’t look at me, just look at Jesus.” We’ve all used some variation of that phrase before. It sounds very humble, even pious. And we certainly mean it with all sincerity! Unfortunately, it’s not actually possible...

As I’m preaching through the “essential” practices of a life with God, it has caused me to do a lot of reflection on why it is that so many professing Christians remain deeply unfulfilled in their own experience of spiritual disciplines. I very rarely meet a follower of Jesus who seems content that they are praying enough, reading enough, fasting enough, etc. There is always this crushing sense that I should be doing more...