Everything went from fine to wrong in short order for Jesus. It happened quickly. No time to prepare. No time to think through, make a plan escape death. The master of the universe always has a reason things in life go the way they do. We have to know God deeply to trust His Way. […]
Jesus loves me this I know and challenges us every day to overcome the fears, emotions, obstacles, hard situations, and setbacks to carry that love out into the world to each other in His name. If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a
It is comforting to realize that God goes with us in the hard times. One of my love languages with God is birds. He will orchestrate the craziest scenario with birds to seek me out, point out, clarify, calm, warn, even scold, or send a painted wall with birds in a hospital room to assure
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When we first believe we have this euphoric sense of ‘no more troubles for me’ or ‘it’s going to be easy living from now on’. As long time believers, we know the prosperity based theme of entertainment ends and hard core reality sets in. We know we are not abandoned in our faithfulness to God
Rough days seem to pile up on us until the dam breaks us into a million pieces. My day yesterday was that kind of accumulation. Numerous doctor appointments, unexpected hospital tests, driving all over town, and non-stop coughing…… Yet, within all of that Jesus was there. He placed in my heart to remember and proceeded
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What have you fed your spirit this morning so far? Holiness? The Word of God to start your day? Prayers for strength, courage, and bravery for the day ahead? A conversation with Jesus? Without all of these our emotions lead the day and instead of ending the day with “it was a good day even
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What drives your daily life? Who is your engineer driving the train of your life? As you speed along the highways, ride the winds of change, and follow the trajectory laid out before you each day, who is in charge? Who is driving the train? Do you trust Jesus enough to let Holy have it
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Trust me. Easy words to say. Comforting words to hear. To have someone so close to your small inner circle betray you hurts deeply. Jesus knows it firsthand. Let him help you move away from the bitterness, angry words, hurt, and all that goes along amid betrayal. Don’t stay where satan can gain strongholds over
Our well thought out profound advice to the hurting, the poor, the weak, the addicted, the misunderstood, and the sick should only be given in God’s timing. In the waiting sit with them in silence. Otherwise, we can hinder His work and His way. We live in a time when even high schoolers take their
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In this hard week of Sarcoidosis and bronchial illness I have prayed a lot. One morning I sat up in bed, head and hands raised to heaven in prayer, and poured out to Jesus. When I opened my eyes and lowered my head I saw one of my cats praying with me. I was so
