God’s Presence Is His Provision
When struggles remain and life does not change overnight, it is easy for confusion and helplessness to settle in. They lead you to think that the struggles are unique, that no one understands, and that you are all alone. Trying harder only seems to aggravate the problem. You try your best to figure it out, […]
Worship of Trust…
Life that flourishes in the fullness of God’s will looks like this: “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil.” […]
YOU Are A Video Of Grace In Operation
People learn, not because I’ve opened the dictionary of grace, but because I’ve shown them the video of grace in operation. David said in Psalm 51, “Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. Then I will TEACH transgressors your ways.” David is reminding us that what qualifies […]
Your Tongue Doesn’t Have Ears
When you speak, your ears pick up the vibrations of sound waves, and your brain comprehends the vocabulary that you’ve selected, but most of the time, you actually aren’t “listening” to what you’re saying. In other words, you’re not interpreting your words in the same way that the hearer is interpreting them. Our words cause […]
“Why Do You Smell Like That?”
Mary’s devotion was a picture of her transformation. “The house,” we read, “was filled with the fragrance of the perfume” (John 12:3). It would have permeated the place and everyone in it. When those people went out from there following the meal, there must have been question after question: “Where have you been? Why do […]
When Our Scars Are Understood
“Why did I have to suffer this? The question that is never far away is it? But healing doesn’t come from the explained. A greater truth is found in this very place, where the hurt and the healer collide! You can experience the place where the hurt and the healer collide by meeting with “the […]
The “Package” That Makes You, Comes From His Hand
“My frame was not hidden from You, when I was made in secret, and skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them.” (Psa 139) God […]
Are We Overly Concerned About Offending Others?
For most of my life, I have tried not to offend people, yet sadly I do. I have lived with the pain of, “not disappointing people.” I have battled this issue for most of my life. Feeling devastated when I feel I have let them down. Even though I knew it’s impossible to “please” everyone, […]
Getting Your Identity Right
Sometimes many of us have forgotten who we are. We fail to worship God for who He is and what He has done, so we no longer define ourselves vertically. Instead, we seek after horizontal replacement identities that are tempting but leave us empty. We battle “identity amnesia” and it leaves us unfilled. The Cure […]
When Peace Isn’t Possible
If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” (Romans 12:18) The Scripture says, “IF it is possible, live at peace with everyone.” Sadly, sometimes it’s just not possible. Sometimes, when we stand for truth and righteousness, we get labeled “troublemakers” instead of “peacemakers.” When this happens, we […]