All Posts by miltonfriesen

Choosing between fear or faith is not just a one time decision. You get the opportunity to choose which one you’ll live by over and over again. And choosing fear is still easier. Even when you already know that faith brings much more joy and satisfaction in life. Making fear induced decisions sucks your sense […]

When I think of dreams, I often think of Joseph. There is so much we can learn from him when it comes to working towards your dream. I am sure you remember the story of Joseph in the Bible. A favourite son of many, spoiled with a colourful coat, that Joseph. As crazy as the […]

What kid wouldn’t love to be superman? There is something good born into boys that makes them want to save the world. Here is the problem. The desire to save the world disappears as we grow up and get “wiser,” but the worship of heroes doesn’t dissipate. That means that we worship those who try […]

We all know that bad friends can lead us astray, and take us places where we never intended to go. Stupid rubs off! In his book “Simplify,” Willow Creek Pastor Bill Hybels devotes an entire, long chapter to choosing your friends carefully. He says that your friends are part of what makes your life complicated […]

In building our dream lives we often get so carried away that we forget to stop and refresh. It is easy to fall into thinking that it is I who provides. And yet the more it is I that provides, the more God lets me do it on my own to show me my need […]

One of the very best ways to focus is getting rid of the clutter. But sometimes clutter hides our lack of faith. As I have mentioned before, I have been and continue to be on a journey of simplifying my life to a more minimal, essentialist lifestyle. And the simple side is sorting through some […]

Everybody fails. But failing is only final, if you don’t get back up and move along. Your best life is just past splat. I used to believe that every time I failed I had to start over from zero. Turns out I was wrong. Set-backs are not do-overs, they are just set-backs. You still have […]

Every one has certain expectations in life. But are they healthy expectations? What formed the expectations you have? Just because you have a certain set of expectations that have been formed, doesn’t mean they are healthy. They could have been formed by painful experiences or by your fantasy. So when you are thinking of your […]

For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Do you know the context in which the Lord speaks this promise? I believe thousands of North American Christians are completely unfamiliar with the context of […]

Nobody wants to admit that they talk to themselves. We don’t want to seem like weirdos. Yet we all do talk to ourselves. Maybe we don’t talk to ourselves out loud, but we talk to ourselves in our heads. Sometimes, we should start talking out loud to ourselves. Have you ever tried saying the thoughts […]