George Matheson of Scotland echoes the discipline of his personal despair in his discipline of his personal despair in his book Thoughts for Life’s Journey when he book Thoughts for Life’s Journey when he writes: My soul, reject not the place of thy writes: My soul, reject not the place of thy prostration! It has…
Jesus said to her, ’Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?’ —John 11:40 Every time you venture out in your life of faith, you will find something in your circumstances that, from a commonsense standpoint, will flatly contradict your your faith. But common sense…
Beware of not acting upon what you see in your moments on the mountaintop with God. If you do not obey the light, it will turn into darkness. “If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!” (Matthew 6:23). The moment you forsake the matter of sanctification or neglect…
3 words, never.give.up. This life that we live is a fight to the finish. I was watching the Olympics the other night, and they flashed back to 2008, where one of the female runners who was doing hurdles stopped almost toward the end of the race, fell to her knees, and cried. She didn’t even…
One of my favorite things to do is sit in a park and reflect on life. I watch families play together, fish, or picnic. I see sweethearts walk hand in hand or read on a blanket, and it all makes me smile as I think about the love they may be experiencing… what joy they…
In the Old Testament, the tribe of Judah was always to march out first in front of all of the other tribes into battle. Judah means “praise.” Praise needs to go first in the battle! The Lord taught me that to be more effective in spiritual battle, I need to spend more time praising Him….
What I’m learning now is that what my eyes see as a winding highway to ‘my destination’, God laid out as a straight path there. What I think are several pit stops along the way to the “job of my dreams” are actually the paths around enemy territory, and sometimes the tools I need, like…
I’m on a journey. Following the promptings of God in pursuit of the place He has set aside for my hands to work. With most of my belongings in storage, I traveled with just my car, a few outfits, books, and a computer. A friend and her roommate graciously allowed me to stay on an…
Tonight at bible study, we were discussing which seat of faith we sit in with God. Do we call ourselves Christians but don’t really do anything about it? Do we call ourselves Christians, attend bible studies, talk about God, and carry out good deeds, and that’s the extent? Or do we call ourselves Christians and…
Thought that I was all alone, Broken and afraid, But You were there with me, Yes, You were there with me. And I didn’t even know, That I had lost my way, But You were there with me, Yes, You were there with me. ‘Til You opened up my eyes, I never knew, That I…