Last year was quite a year for me. I learned to trust God in new ways that were at times very challenging. I didn’t write much here because much of what God showed me in my struggles was private and not something to be shared online. And when I tried to find more general words, …
This morning, I found myself reading in Daniel due to various life-questions I’ve been dealing with lately. I found myself struck by something simple but profound. In reading the first two chapters of Daniel, I noticed two defining characteristics of this young man. 1. He had a servant’s humble heart.2. He seems to have known, …
I’ve been pretty quiet these last few months for various reasons. One repeating theme, however, is that every time I play and sing “Shout to the Lord,” the Lord speaks to me…. challenging me… questioning me. He asked me what “the promise I have in You” really is. The Bible is full of promises… but what one promise …
Can I sing for joy when the victory isn’t here yet? Read More »
Sometimes it seems that we live in an age of fear compared to the world I grew up in. And yet, when I look at history and across cultures, I see that almost every age around the world has been an age of fear for vast numbers of people. Today, large numbers of people live …
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I wanted to share what I received this morning from my four verses in Proverbs. (See yesterday’s post.) /// This is what the first two of today’s verses in Proverbs were this morning: Proverbs 3: 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,And do not lean on your own understanding, /// I’ve known that verse …
Our understanding vs. His and which one is worth relying on Read More »
I’ve been silent here for the last several months because I haven’t been sure that I have anything worth saying. Life’s been difficult, and it’s also been boring and normal. There have been wonderful triumphs and victories as well as great difficulties, questions, controversies, struggles, and pain. This is what life is made of. As …
Hope in the darkness, when you’re facing things you never thought you’d have to Read More »
I’m returning to a new normal. Or perhaps it would make more sense to say that the emotional instability that I was dealing with after my car accident is fading away. The things God has demonstrated to me in these last two months have changed me, though. He makes all things new… He doesn’t just …
The Lord has been teaching me more about walking with Him lately. I shared earlier this month what He showed me about my striving, and on two recent Sundays in a row, He challenged me one step farther. … One Sunday, we were singing a song– one we and thousands of other churches around the …
For all of you who love worship like I do…For anyone who is “going through it”…For anyone who loves my Jesus…For anyone who just wants to hear an awesome new song… Here is “Sovereign” sung by Chris Tomlin. Click to listen. /// “Sovereign”-Chris Tomlin /// Sovereign in the mountain air / Sovereign on the ocean floor / With me in …
More fire. Of a totally different sort. In fact, it feels more like a sledgehammer. That’s what’s going on right now. I find myself clinging to God in ways I’ve never had to until now. But this… this is what is worth holding onto when your world threatens to turn upside down. “You stay the same …