So you wonder: “Why do I still have personal ‘issues’ despite my earnest and continuous prayers for the Lord to remove them? Have you considered if you were “better” than you are right now that you may be tempted to believe God loves you because of your performance? But when your “issues” break out like… Read More »
A Fresh Experience of Today
Let us not consider prayer, Bible reading, fellowship or other spiritual activities as ends in themselves or as tasks performed and completed. Instead, let us regard them as doors that open to a realm of greater awareness of the Lord Himself, in which we walk with anticipation of what He may reveal to us throughout… Read More »
The Music of Today
Open my ears, O Lord, that I may hear in the ordinary sounds of today the symphony of Your Spirit, from the rumble of the tympani to the lightest ting of the triangle. Remind me that You are present in every life event I experience today. “For the Lord your God is with You wherever… Read More »
Make it Somebody’s Business
It’s not wise to let everybody in your business but nor is it wise to let nobody in your business. Time is too short and life is too difficult to waste energy creating an illusion of independent, perpetual strength. “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ” (Galatians… Read More »
The Summary of Spirituality
When I consider all my study and experience I have come up with this definition of spiritual growth: “The expanding and deepening realization – regardless of feelings or appearances – of how much I matter to God.” I believe it is the strength of this conviction that determines all other genuine and healthy expressions of… Read More »
On Thoughts Versus Beliefs
There is a difference between what we are inclined to think and what we choose to believe. The former is often involuntary, while the latter is an act of the will. Rather than feeling ashamed of our human notions about life and spending our energy swatting at them, it is better to accept them as… Read More »
More Than A Feeling
The period between Jesus’ death on Friday and Sunday morning, was a crisis point for mankind and for all of creation. Like the biggest play of the game in sports, when victory or defeat hinges on the outcome. Or the moment in the movie when love is either lost or gained. Paul writes in 1… Read More »
“The Path Behind Me”
I give You thanks for my life as it is and as it has been. For the life I have lived has led me to the riches of You as I experience them today. I am not rich because of what I own materially. I am not rich because of my ministry. I am not… Read More »
“The Path of My Life”
I give You thanks for my life as it is and as it has been. For the life I have lived has led me to the riches of You as I experience them today. I am not rich because of what I own materially. I am not rich because of my ministry. I am not… Read More »
Simply Grateful
Thank You for the grace that covers all the things, seen and unseen, that I am that are so NOT a reflection of You – and for Your sponsorship of all the things that are. “But by the grace of God I am what I am” (1 Corinthians 15:10).
