T. Michael Cart is a follower of Jesus, husband, father, missional pastor, writer and speaker with a passion for reaching the lost and suffering. He promotes a palpable, real-world Christian outlook that moves grace to the front of the line, explores cross-cultural Christian experiences and throws legalism under the bus.

He is the author of the book T.R.U.T.H. in Ministry.

He lives in Imperial Beach, CA with his wife and four sons.

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T. Michael Cart

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?
-Matthew 6:25

How many times have I glibly and matter-of-factly recommend the above verse to people in the throes of worry? Too many to count, I think. It's just so easy to say and it rolls out of the mouth so smoothly. The Bible says do not worry, brother. Sure.

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
-1 Thessalonians 5:11

It took Solomon another thirteen years to finish building his own palace complex.
-1 Kings 7:1

Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
-Matthew 6:12

There it is again…the ice-pick-in-the-brain sound of your ringing phone. How many times has that been today? Three? Ten? Why do they keep calling? Let’s see, you didn’t answer the first time so what makes them think you will answer the next dozen times? Just who do they think they are anyway? You told them yesterday that you didn’t have any money to give them and they said fine. So what’s the deal?

The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"
He replied, "If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it will obey you. -Luke17:5-6

How many of us have have expressed the same sentiment? How many of us have been in a situation where our existing level of faith wasn't enough? After receiving God's leading, how many of us have had trouble truly accepting the fullness of it? Certainly, the apostles struggled. They demanded that Jesus increase their faith. Well, he was happy to oblige.

For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
-Ephesians 2:10