Challenging believers to adventurous and Christ-filled lives through wild steps of faith
If you are like me, life is just hard. Every day can easily just feel like another tiresome workout. Every Monday you wake up thinking, "Do I really have the strength to do this again?" If life is this hard and busy, how could we ever find the energy and motivation to desire to follow… Continue reading 3 Keys to Remember if You Don’t Have the Energy to Follow God
Imagine an army where everyone did whatever they thought best and no one gave any orders. There's no squads or units, just lone soldiers roaming. I don't think this army would do well at all. Every army needs structure. Commanders need to command so people know what to do. Soldiers need to listen for logistics… Continue reading How to Join God’s Army
The existence of a god who is all powerful, knows our future, and is everywhere could either be the cause of complete comfort or absolute terror. The difference between these two sides is whether or not you can trust God to watch out for you and for the good of others. If God doesn't love… Continue reading 5 Reasons Why You Can Trust God
I've heard a lot of people ask "What is God's calling for my life?" I too have asked this. Wouldn't it be nice just to know what God's will is for us? Though I definitely can't answer this question for you, there are some steps toward discovering God's calling that I can share from what… Continue reading Discovering God’s Calling for Your Life
Forgive me, my wonderful readers. I'm an imperfect mess, as you will quickly discover the more you read my posts, books, or updates. Fortunately, it's not about me. Recently I've been distracted from my mission and have been focusing on myself. I got stuck with the mentality that everyone following Philip Wilder was following it… Continue reading It’s Not About Me
Every time I travel with my ministry to Africa I have the hardest time adjusting. I hate the heat like I hate cockroaches. I hate sweating even more. To respect their culture, we also wear full suits when we speak, and the buildings there don't have air-conditioning. I have such a hard time focusing on… Continue reading Breaking Down Idols: Comforts
You may be thinking to yourselves "What, Philip? I thought you were all about challenging people to live adventurous lives?" And, if you thought that, you'd be correct . . . to a degree. I love adventure, and I want more people to experience true adventure. However, I've learned through the years that not even… Continue reading Breaking Down Idols: Adventure
Often people refer to our spiritual walks as a series of mountains and valleys. I'm sure you can recall several times when you had amazing spiritual moments. I bet you these high moments were also big emotional moments as well too. So is that the system then? We are closer to God when we have… Continue reading Empty of Emotions
How often do we let fear hold us back? This could be a fear of what others might think of us, a fear of being uncomfortable (emotionally or physically), or even a fear of danger/dying. "Do Not Fear" God says this phrase in varying ways over 100 times in the Bible. I think there's a… Continue reading Conquering Fear
Trust is not true trust unless it's all in. If you really trusted someone, you could trust them with five-million dollars just as much as you could with five dollars. Yet we get the idea that you can partially have faith in God. In John 2 Jesus turned water into wine. He asked the servants to… Continue reading The Power of “All In” Faith