by Colleen Harrison | Sep 12, 2012 | Change of Heart, Christ, Perfectionism
Simply put: We will not come to Christ by living righteously—even to the best of our ability. We come to the ability to live God’s truth by crying out to Christ while still in the bondage of lies. We will not be able to deny ourselves of ungodliness without first...
by Colleen Harrison | Sep 6, 2012 | Change of Heart, Christ, Personal Revelation
I once heard the question asked, “Are you coming to God because you love Him, or because you want to use Him?” That seemed like a pretty rude question, and at first I was offended. But when I stopped to give it some reflection, applying it and pondering on it in the...
by Colleen Harrison | Aug 15, 2012 | Addiction, Christ, Recovery
Addictions. We resort to them for comfort, but the comfort the addiction brings is actually numbness. Addictions fog the mind, weaken your ability to cope, sap your energy. They give the comfort of forgetting and hiding. Addictions tell you, “You poor thing. There,...
by Colleen Harrison | Aug 13, 2012 | Change of Heart, Christ
Have ye walked, keeping yourselves blameless before God? (Alma 5:27) Have I walked, keeping myself blameless before God? How in the world can I do that??? After pondering my helplessness and hopelessness for a few moments, I was reminded of another set of verses: And...
by Colleen Harrison | Aug 9, 2012 | Christ, Mortality
Lamentations is not just a short but depressing book in the Bible. It’s a testament to the mercy and goodness of God. In Lamentations, Jeremiah bewails the condition of his world—sorrow, misery, desolation, calamity, sin, iniquity… Sound familiar? Just listen to the...
by Colleen Harrison | Aug 8, 2012 | Christ, Keep Coming Back
When a person says they’re having a hard time connecting with God, I immediately know there is some truth in their life that they’re not ready to acknowledge. There is something they’re shying away from, something they don’t want to process or embrace. When we...
