Isn’t it funny how some of the really simple lessons in life are some of the same ones that are hard to learn? I find this is so true of myself. And, sometimes I feel like I am learning the same lesson over and over again. I think we may have talked about that a Read More …
Sometimes you know that certain things are meant just for you. When the message at church couldn’t have been speaking anymore clearly to your current circumstances than if Jesus sat down right next to you and the two of you had a heart to heart about the place your’e at right now. Today was one Read More …
My morning reading this morning – Isaiah chapter 61 He is our hope! He has got us! He comforts the broken hearted! He will give a crown of beauty for ashes! He will give a joyous blessing instead of mourning! For whatever is heavy upon your heart, my friend…. Hang in there!! DO NOT think Read More …
So many times that phrase has been part of a prayer. So many times. Heartbreak hurts, Lord. It does. It hurts. It hurts for so many reasons. It hurts because we realize that no matter how much we wanted something or someone, no matter how hard we tired. No matter how much we prayed for Read More …
We all have so many different hopes. We can hope to miss the stop lights on the way to the event we are running late for and we can hope that the humidity won’t be so thick today. We can hope that we get a freshly made cup of coffee when we go through the Read More …
What does God want for me? What is His purpose for my life? What am I supposed to be doing with my life right now? These questions are discussed in a passage I read this morning in Ecclesiastes chapter 3. The passage is below if you want to take a peek. This chapter starts off Read More …
Soon as I woke up this morning, my first clear thought was that it was time to do something I’ve been thinking about for a bit now. It was just a clear thought of… it’s time to do this. This is what you’re going to do. And, I just said, yes. Yes, Lord, I will. Read More …
Sometimes we can think that things NEED to be this certain way or that they SHOULD be that certain way. And yet, they aren’t. Sometimes all the things that would make logical sense to US are not how things play out at all. This is a dynamic that I think a lot of us probably Read More …
Do you ever have those moments when you’re just reading along in your Bible and you are thinking… wow… this is some powerful stuff. There is a lot of love described and displayed in the scripture as well as times where we see God’s discipline and authority and power. This morning I was just taken Read More …
Sometimes it’s hard for us to figure out people. To really understand who they are. What motivates them. What is really important to them. What do they value. And even more importantly, what ARE their values. What are the essentials in their life; those things they live by, the things or people they live for. Read More …
