Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts

by Jennie Allen

Can you imagine how ineffective Jesus’s ministry appeared to be, except when He did miracles? Most days He was just eating meals with sinners, telling people stories that didn’t totally make sense, and ticking off the influential religious people. Then He got killed, which really looks like a ministry fail! Yet God was up to something, and Jesus knew His ultimate purpose. So He didn’t care what His ministry looked like to the people around Him, and neither should we. Who are we to judge what God is up to? Who are we to judge whether it’s effective for the kingdom of God?