Pruned for Purpose
Dear Father, you promise in your word to prune branches that don’t bear fruit. I ask you to humbly search me and see if there are barren branches. I give you permission to do…
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Book of Life
I am to be whom God has made me: fragile, fallible and dependent on Him in the mess and muck of life but not sucked in by it.
Unfolding Your Words
Sometimes the right path is not so difficult to find, we just need to know where to begin our search
I Have a Choice
Every choice we make takes us down a certain path. Either to a person that is in harmony with God...
God’s Promise
“Ma’am your son has been arrested for shoplifting.” My whole world came to a standstill. The pain was excruciating, the shame unbearable, the isolation overwhelming.
Broken Glass
I have noticed broken glass on the tarmac where I ride my bike. I guess it is from broken fizzy drink bottles, or wine and beer glasses all of which have been discarded by…
Facing the Lions
Thank You, God, that You grow me in my capacity and strength to face the challenges of every day. I bring my lions to You right now.
Love Needs no Because
The love of God needs no because. He does not give his love because of something that you’ve done.
Walking with Jesus
This journey of life was meant to be traveled with Jesus. He wants to direct our footsteps. He desires to share our journey and travel through each season with us. As life crowds in,…
“Eye” Problems
Christians have eye problems, but they are best described as “I” problems. The disease of self-orientation causes foggy lenses resulting in blurred vision
Fix Your Eyes on the Future
In the future, the soul will be made perfect, and fit to partake in the inheritance promised to God’s saints.
Our Safety Net
LATELY, I’VE BEEN THINKING MORE ABOUT THE SECURITY OF MY FAMILY. During uncertain times, my need for extra security rises.
God’s Timing is Not Ours
God's timing is not ours: "With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day." (1 Peter 3:8)
Am I Significant?
“Mommy, is I big?” asks my almost three-year-old son Jack. “Am I someone special, someone significant?”
How Dearly God Loves Us
I was awakened from a deep sleep. I knew that God had something to say to me. I felt impressed to get up...
Seeking the Source of Sound Wisdom
Do you ever reflect on the wrong decisions you’ve made? I do. In retrospect, I re-evaluate....
Waiting on the Moth
“Be still, and know that I am God…” Psalm 46:10 Do not lose hope. Find hope in reflecting on what the moth begins as and then to the wonderful transformation that entails.
Is It Possible?
The risen Christ dwells within me... Seriously? Am I choosing holiness in life’s uncomfortable decisions?
Moving Too Quickly
“What if Christ left me in my sins, which is what I fully deserve? What if there was no grace, no mercy, no redemption?”
Yes, Lord, Yes!
I suspect that God is just as frustrated with me when I say “yes” to Him and then don't do what He wants me to do.
Unnecessary Fighting
I cannot count the number of times I have worn myself out getting ready for a battle I knew was coming. I planned what I would say and how I would respond to the…
Watch Out for Shifting Sand
In today’s consumer crazed culture, Christian communicators and commentators saturate the marketplace with various media to meet believers’ appetite for spiritual insight and clarity.