writings from Nathan Wesley Smith
Nobody enjoys being disappointed. You plan, you get excited, your expectations grow and then it all falls flat. Truly, dealing with disappointment is just part of life. However, it is much more than learning how to navigate emotion or finding how to drown your sorrows in a bowl of ice cream! The enemy uses disappointment as a tool to ‘dis-appoint’ …
There are some things only time can teach you. I know we don’t want to believe that anymore with our vast ‘knowledge’ and access to instant information via the internet and so many connected devices. Yet, there is a difference between informational knowledge and wisdom. By now, most of us understand that having all the right information won’t produce a …
Nobody likes a fake. We may joke about how funny it is for people to buy ‘Foakely’ sunglasses (fake Oakleys) or ‘Folex’ watches (fake Rolex’s) out of a van in New York City but at the end of the day, everybody wants the real thing. When it comes to people and relationships, we certainly expect to have trust and transparency. …
Have you ever tried to explain to God how your life should be? You carve out a comfortable little niche where only your strengths are highlighted and you avoid your weaknesses and for some reason the Lord won’t let you stay there?! In truth, I’m grateful the Lord won’t leave us in our narcissism, but it’s never pleasant when He’s pushing us …
“I’m so stupid. I am such a screwup. I always break things. I knew I wouldn’t win.” On an average day you will hear statements like these come out of the mouths of countless people. I invite you to pay closer attention and see what I mean. Perhaps even you say such things? Sometimes statements such as these are said …
You may recall the classic cartoon of a character firing arrows at the side of a barn and then drawing a target around where the arrow had struck. Wasn’t it amazing that he hit the bulls-eye every time?! Obviously the cartoon was intended to make us laugh and show the exact opposite of what aiming at a target is all …