I woke up this morning to the words “hope against hope”. I had gone to bed praying, talking to God about my current health and financial situation, asking for wisdom and peace as I wait for His promise, and asking Him to show me if there was anything I haven’t done that I should be…
God’s Order of Operations
This past weekend I participated in an event through my church called a Freedom Encounter. It was the culmination of a small group study I did called Freedom which was amazing. I am a different person than I was when I walked through those doors on Friday night. I’m calmer and more peaceful, and my…
Just Because He Loves Me
God has saved my life – over and over again over the years; and last November, as most of you know, He did it again between 8 and 10 times depending on the nurse who talked to me. While I was in the hospital, He and I talked about a lot of things and He…
A Return to Simple Devotion
When I first returned to Jesus my relationship with Him was deep and rich, spontaneous and beautiful, simple and utterly delightful. When I started spending time with other Christians, it became a complicated duty, full of rules and expectations, increasingly devoid of the love and tender devotion that enraptured me at my salvation. God did…
Invited Out or Invited to Stay We Are Bringers of Life to the Dry and Barren Places
Sometimes God invites us out of the place we are, into something new and different. Sometimes He invites us to stay and be catalysts for change, making the space we are in, new and different. Isaiah 35:1-2 The wilderness and dry land will be joyously glad. The desert will blossom like a rose and rejoice!…
Thinking About “Minor” Characters in the Bible
In the story of Jacob, how much thought have you given to Leah? I realized today that I have never given her much thought. My focus has always been on Rachel, after all, she was the one Jacob loved and worked so hard for. In reality, I considered Leah a rather minor player in the…
Your Unique Way of Loving God is What He Wants
Have you ever felt guilty about how or when you spend time with God? Have you found yourself frustrated because you aren’t a morning person but it seems “everyone else” does their devotional time early in the morning and you just can’t seem to focus then? Have you ever compared your relationship with Him to…
God: The Same Forever
Just because God brings something good out of a situation, doesn’t mean He orchestrated it. I hear people talking about things, like what I’m going through now as if God did it to me. But I know this for certain – God does not make people sick or hurt them or put them in the…