Missing What’s in Front of You

They began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread. – Mark 8:16, NASB When it comes to providing for our needs, how quickly we can forget God’s provision. In Mark 8:1-21, Jesus again feeds thousands with a few loaves of bread and fish with baskets of leftovers. From there, they […]

Prayer Journal

I search, dear God, for answers. You have given me insight and continue to nudge me closer to you. Yet I remain confused, perplexed on where to go next. I need your wisdom dear Lord. Guide me on your path. Show me the next steps to take. May my heart long for you with a […]

Sunday Praise

Ascribe to the LORD, O sons of the mighty,Ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.Ascribe to the LORD the glory due to His name;Worship the LORD in holy array. – Psalm 29:1-2

Cut!

On the movie set of our life, sometimes God calls, “Cut!” He slaps the clapboard to stop the action. This is what happened to me last week. No, I was not on a movie set filming a movie, but actually doing something quite mundane when I was injured. At first I didn’t think much about […]

Unconditional Obedience

The preaching was powerful. People were coming to Christ, and yet God called him to leave it behind to pursue one man. It doesn’t make sense to me, yet that’s what he asked Philip to do. In Acts 8:25-40, Philip is heading back to Jerusalem and “preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans […]

Just a Touch

Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd. – Matthew 9:36, NASB There’s that pain deep inside of you that has tormented you for years. You’ve pursued so many things to find relief, but the pain remains. Your soul longs for something that you […]

Prayer Journal—Teach Me

Only you can fill me with an eternal love that will not fail. Give me a heart for you dear God. Defend me and protect me from anything that will distract me from filling myself with you love. Help me to spread your love to others. Heal me from the pain of the past that […]

Sunday Praise

The LORD is my strength and my shield;My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped;Therefore my heart exults,And with my song I shall thank Him. – Psalm 28:7, NASB

Overcoming the World

When we profess our faith in Jesus, we choose to follow God. That also puts a target on our back. We become an enemy to satan. He will seek to tempt us to wander away from God and follow worldly ways. 1 Peter 5:6-10 reminds us to humble ourselves before God and cling to Him. […]

Your Psalm of Praise

I was reading Psalm 150 and was struck by its exuberance, its effervescent praise that rises up to the heavens. Then I wondered what that might look like in our daily life. What follows is my variation of Psalm 150 to encourage you to incorporate praises to God in your daily routine: Praise the LORD! […]