I don’t know about yours, but my heart is aching lately over some circumstances I am dealing with. Emotional pain is a hard thing to deal with. When a heart is broken or shattered it takes time and it takes healing to help. Where we receive the right kind of healing, then we mature and … More WHEN MORE HEALING IS NECESSARY
It is not in the equation for me to write a sermon anytime soon. I leave that for the experts! But did you know your life of suffering can be a sermon to someone watching you? I’ve come to believe that our suffering has a purpose and is necessary. How in the world would we … More GOD USES SUFFERING AS OUR SERMON
Ever notice how loud things are getting these days? People are aggressive and in each other faces yelling at one another. There seems to be an increasing need for everyone to be heard. And it seems to be that everyone who wants to be heard think that their view is the right view. Often it … More AN INCREASING NEED TO BE HEARD
When I drop a glass on my tile floor it’s amazing how the pieces scatter everywhere. I tend to even find some the next day. And there is a brokenness that many of us carry that is as sharp as broken glass…….it’s a cutting of the soul that no one sees. But GOD does! PSALM … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
I can’t help but notice how since I’ve gotten older, physical pain is always with me. You know the kind – you wake up each morning wondering what will ache or hurt today. ANY KIND OF PAIN GETS OUT ATTENTION We will do any kind of method to make the pain stop and what a … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
As Christians, we rejoice in the hope of the glory of GOD! So much of the news is so so heavy right now. I think we all feel the weight of the world upon us. But let’s remind ourselves, that this is the world, broken and full of sin. Things are far from perfect, people fail … More BECAUSE OF THIS HOPE
I can almost guarantee that if you have lived long enough, sooner or later you will face a situation in life that seems impossible. You will view a situation that in all your humanness you see it as impossible to be true, impossible to solve and impossible to go on. JEREMIAH 32: 17 “AH, LORD … More LET’S TRUST GOD WITH OUR IMPOSSIBLES
I don’t know about you, but I woke up weary this morning. We all have days like this, days where it takes every ounce of our being to just get out of bed. But then I read this in my devotional this morning from OSWALD CHAMBERS: “IT IS A POSITIVE CRIME TO BE WEAK IN … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
We all face hard things……..some of us have that hard thing continuously in our view. When we look at the life of CHRIST HE endured hard things too. But every day HE went out to a quiet place and spent time with HIS FATHER. There is a way we all want to go and then … More AND THIS HARD THING…….
In the past and sometimes even now, I tend to think I need to give GOD only my best. My best words and actions and self. But then it happens because life happens and I am overwhelmed with problems and worries. This past year for our family has not been easy. Cancer hitting twice in … More GIVE HIM YOUR BEST AND BROKEN TOO
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