Paul David Tripp says in his devotional book: New Morning Mercies, that grace isn’t lazy and that we were created to work. Our Creator knows what is truly best for us, but how often do we choose comfort over best? It is our human nature to want comfort. I know I choose it and often … More THE BEST INSTEAD OF THE COMFORTABLE
I am slowly coming to believe that if in our lives, we were never shattered – what then? The healing process is painful and deep, continuous and then somehow…….glorious! I don’t know if any of us would invite pain upon ourselves, to be broken and betrayed……but JESUS did! HE broke HIS body for you and … More SHALLOW PLEASURES/ETERNAL COMFORTS
We all seem to carry some regrets. We even look back and think “those were the good old days”. Why didn’t we see when we were living them in the first place? Were we ungrateful and just living in the fast lane? We look back and think today how we could have carried on better, … More CARRY ON WELL
Life is made up of moments, hours, days and years. Life is made up of good and bad and everything in-between. There is joy and there is tragedy. There is strength and there is weakness. There is life and there is death. And in all of these moments, we may feel strong or incredibly weak. … More MERCY IN THE WEAK MOMENTS
Have you ever noticed that some things and circumstances grow old when they are the same over and over and never change? I am one of those people who likes and thrives on each day being different from the next. It’s why I didn’t last long at a desk job from 9 to 5. UGH! … More IT NEVER REALLY GROWS OLD
I often go into a grocery store thinking of what I actually need…..coffee, milk, eggs let’s say. But then I walk by a shelf with something yummy on it and I think oh I need that, it looks so good. Then I get up to the register and realize oh, I only have a 20 … More NEEDY
Who was your first thought this morning? Did you wake up with JESUS on your mind? Did you think: cannot wait to get my coffee and Bible? Could it be that HE gave you and I one more day of 24hours to live just for HIM? Could it be that HE has given you one … More OUR REFUGE EACH MORNING
At one time or another, when GOD opened your eyes and mine, we made a decision to follow HIM. And when that moment happened, that moment of grace, we said we were all in 100%. There was no partially in, no maybe soon, no almost in, we were committed with all our being that JESUS … More MAY IT NEVER BE ALMOST
GOD refines us in the midst of the fire, in the midst of suffering and hardship, and as HE does this, we emerge and come forth as gold. JOB 23: 10 “BUT HE KNOWS THE WAY THAT I TAKE; WHEN HE HAS TRIED ME, I SHALL COME FORTH AS GOLD.” There are so many people … More IN HIS FIRE
Are you going through something really hard right now? It could be a diagnosis, a financial hardship, a relationship gone, or a suffering of the soul. When our lives get hard and overwhelming we should stop……take a breath and look to our gracious LORD. I’ve taken a serious look at what is happening in my … More GRACIOUS CARE IN UNCOMFORTABLE FORMS
