The Race Before You

Hebrews 12:1 tells us, “let us run with endurance the race that is set before us (NASB).” The day you were born, God set before you the race you are to run for Him in this life. However, so much in this world tries to tangle you in sin and stop you from completing that […]

Prayer Journal–Worthy

Who am I God? Who am I that you consider me worthy of this precious gift of being able to commune with you on such a personal level. Who am I that you have showered me with your grace and love? You have given me ears to hear and a tongue to speak words of […]

Sunday Praise

Sing to the LORD a new song;Sing to the LORD, all the earth.Sing to the LORD, bless His name;Proclaim good tidings of His salvation from day to day.Tell of His glory among the nations,His wonderful deeds among all the peoples.For great is the LORD and greatly to be praised;He is to be feared above all […]

Your Band of Supporters

Throughout my life, during both good and bad times, I can recall how God placed people in my life to help me. There were traumatic events where someone lifted me up and put me back on my feet as well as times where they celebrated with me. This mighty band of God’s faithful reminds me […]

Wednesday Walk—A Sailor’s Tale

“We were doomed, all of us!” The old man dipped his head for a moment and stared into the dying embers of the fire where we were all gathered. “It was a storm like nothing I had seen in all my years sailing those seas.” His eyes met mine. I could see the light from […]

Prayer Journal–Surrender

What does it mean to surrender all to you dear Lord? What does it mean to offer my life to you dear God, to lay all I have at your feet? To invite you in to dine with me, share life with me, and talk with me each day. To guide my life to serve […]

Sunday Praise

O come, let us sing for joy to the LORD,Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving,Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.For the LORD is a great GodAnd a great King above all gods,In whose hand are the depths of the earth,The peaks of […]

The Gift of Adversity

The LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning. – Job 42:12, NASB When reading the book of Job, there’s a tendency to focus on what Job lost and then regained in terms of family and wealth. However, there is one thing that Job never lost and held onto through his entire […]

New Life Out of Suffering

There are times in life when you may feel like you are walking across a hot desert. You are emotionally drained, squeezed dry by life. Your mouth is parched, your body weakened. It seems no one is there to give you a cup of water to revive you. It may be hard to see, but […]

Prayer Journal–Trust

Trust. Do I trust that you are in all things dear Lord? Can I trust the God of all things, the God who created me in His image for a purpose? Can I trust you dear God are in all things? At times I do not understand, Lord, when I do not see your purpose. […]