Editing your life to make more room for God
“After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, then I prayed to the LORD, saying, ‘Ah Lord GOD! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for You,’” – Jeremiah 32:16-17, NASB
Read More Sunday PraiseThink about a moment that surprised you and made you feel immense joy. Opening the door to a surprise visit from a dear friend. Uncovering an old photo from an event years ago that makes you smile. Perhaps it was an unexpected win in a contest. The joy felt in these examples required an investment. […]
Read More Sacrifice for JoyThere are a lot of words flying around these days. I asked an AI engine and it estimated between 50-100 million words are posted each minute just on social media. It makes me wonder what all those words are doing to those who receive them. Are they building people up or tearing them down? Jesus […]
Read More What Do Your Words Say About Your Heart?Teach me to be content dear Lord. Help me not to envy what others have, but to embrace your purpose in what you have given me today at this moment. Help me to remain focused on you dear Lord and your truth. Fill me with the knowledge of you and your wisdom. Grant me discernment […]
Read More Prayer Journal—ContentmentPraise the LORD!I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart,In the company of the upright and in the assembly.Great are the works of the LORD;They are studied by all who delight in them.Splendid and majestic is His work,And His righteousness endures forever.He has made His wonders to be remembered;The LORD is gracious […]
Read More Sunday PraiseIt is that thought of separation that has often had me wondering what made Jesus weep in John 11:35. Was it his full divinity weeping over the separation of humans from God or was it his full humanity weeping over the loss of his dear friend Lazarus?
Read More O Death, Where Is Your Sting?It takes time to acquire a skill or to become truly knowledgeable about a topic. It’s easy to know or look up things on the internet, but you can’t master something in minutes. Learning takes time. This is what jumped out at me in Matthew 11:28-30. Jesus calls us to come to Him and take […]
Read More Slow-paced LearningFill me with a knowledge of you dear God, a deep knowledge. May your wisdom guide me. Enlighten me as to your ways dear God. Show me your path for my life. Earthly recognition only fades over time, but your truth is eternal. Your wisdom reigns forever true. Guide me with your wisdom. Give me […]
Read More Prayer Journal—True FruitAnd he took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household. And he brought them into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, having believed in God with his whole household. – Acts 16:33-34, NASB
Read More Sunday PraiseThe plagues that God inflicted on Egypt in Exodus were not just to drive Pharaoh to release the Israelites. They also were a demonstration of God’s authority over the gods of that time, to both the Egyptians and the Israelites. God told Moses, “that you may tell in the hearing of your son, and of […]
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