Worship Him like you really believe it! The Holy Spirit spoke this to my heart this morning in church while the praise and worship team lead the congregation in the song, “Such an Awesome God,” by Maverick City Music. Wow! This hit my heart like a lightning bolt! Do I truly believe what I am […]
Can I relieve stress by putting a lid on it? That doesn’t sound like a viable solution. We all know what happens when one puts a lid on a boiling pot with no way to let off steam. It eventually explodes. Each day we live comes generously supplied with its very own stress, anxiety, and […]
Is there a bigger picture of the Proverbs 31 woman than the one we have come to know? All my life I thought this woman was a snapshot of what I should be as a wife and mother. And here comes the guilt again of not measuring up. Groan. After forty-nine years in that role, […]
“I’m a guy!” Is that a valid excuse? Is my husband implying that because he is a guy that he is totally incapable of vacuuming the house thoroughly? I appreciate his help. I truly do. He recently retired, and he helps me around the house a lot more than previously. And very seldom do I […]
Are you aware that mentoring relationships happen around you every day? Probably not. It’s not something we notice or recognize as such. Nevertheless, others are actively mentoring me as I mentor others (hopefully in good ways), and we don’t realize it. Mentoring shapes us, and we shape others with or without our intentionality. For example, […]
An unanswered prayer is like a nose or an opinion. We all have at least one! So, what do I do with it? I can doggedly clench my unanswered prayer and allow it to debilitate me by insisting God answer my prayer a certain way before I engage life again. Or…what? What other option do […]
The words cavalry and Calvary look very similar with the same beginning and end and often go undetected with spellcheck when used incorrectly. But there is a world of difference in their meaning and usage. “The Lord said to Joshua, ‘Do not be afraid of them, because by this time tomorrow I will hand all of them, slain, […]
Inside every caterpillar is the heart of a butterfly. One day, the caterpillar stops crawling around with his friends and instead goes by himself to a twig or leaf, hangs upside down, and spins himself a silky cocoon or molts into a shiny chrysalis. Within its protective casing, God radically transforms the caterpillar. Breakthrough happens […]
Jesus said only one thing is needful. What is that one thing? Do we still need it today? This story is found in Luke 10:38-42. Here it is in the NIV. As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. […]
Teachableness is a worthwhile personal goal for this new year. Learning more of God’s Word and growing in relationship with my Savior hinges proportionally on the degree to which I am teachable. Stephen’s speech to the Sanhedrin is beautifully recounted in Acts chapter seven. All goes well with the high priest and his colleagues as […]