Every morning we wake up and often in our own strength we try to do better…….we try harder at home, harder at school, harder at work. But in our own strength it can be exhausting and even trying to be better people seems to not work out right either. There is always something missing or … More WHAT YOU COULD NEVER DO FOR YOURSELF
JESUS made Paul HIS own and HE makes you HIS own too. HE calls you friend, not just a servant, but a friend……. JOHN 15: 14 “YOU ARE MY FRIENDS IF YOU DO WHAT I COMMAND YOU.” And so we are a friend of JESUS, treasured and loved and we are to love our friends, … More HE HAS MADE YOU HIS FRIEND
We have been having some damaging storms here in AZ, the most recent one to remember is the one that ravaged the Grand Canyon. Storms leave some incredible destruction don’t they? And when storms come into our lives there are remnants left upon us too. We tend to not be the same people we were … More REMNANTS OF A STORM
Everything in our lives is shaped by what our hearts are in thrall about. Did you know? Paul David Tripp says this: “we live one of two lives: either one’s heart lives in a fundamental, life-shaping awe of the horizontal, physical, created world (things that are on earth) or one’s heart lives in a foundational, … More THE AWE CAPACITY OF ONE’S HEART
SOMETIMES LIFE changes in a moment and then there are days where it feels like the same old, same old. Routines do that to us. Being stuck in a rut can be so…….blah. When life hits this way, we cry out to the LORD saying: “what are YOU doing, where are YOU, should I be … More USED IN UNCHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES
There are one life-giving words chosen for you each day…..did you know? GOD has a word or words just waiting for us to see and embrace for the day to come. GOD highlights the word for you, you need only to be still and listen. Because I read and write so often, I am always … More ONE LIFE-GIVING WORD
There is a limit for us as humans as to what we can see. When driving a car there is a limit as to how far down the road one can see. And depending upon where you are, the road might look endless. I experienced this as we drove through New Mexico and Utah one … More THE LIMIT TO WHAT YOU CAN SEE
Even if……all fails, GOD is still worthy did you know? When things, people and situations you were counting on fail, it sure leaves us disappointed doesn’t it? But as Charles Stanley says in his “30 Life Principles” book: DISAPPOINTMENTS ARE INEVITABLE, DISCOURAGEMENT IS A CHOICE. Some of you like myself may be looking back on … More EVEN IF ALL FAILS
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
Each of us carries a type of broken inside us……we carry it around and sometimes the weight of it is hard. It’s a comfort to me knowing that GOD sees my heart and comes near, knowing what I have endured and yet with HIS help I am still standing and still searching. Some people search … More BROKEN BUT STILL LOOKING FOR PEARLS
