Editing your life to make more room for God
As we edit our life so it is all about follow Jesus Christ, we can focus on serving him and following His plans for our life.
Think 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?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 LearningThe 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 […]
Read More God Speaks Across the GenerationsIn the midst of the deep darkness, deeper than any darkness ever seen, the light glowed like a beacon in the night. For days Egypt had been devastated by plagues because of Pharaoh’s hardened heart. This latest one placed “thick darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days. They did not see one […]
Read More Overcoming Overwhelming DarknessMoney. It’s what motivated them to have Paul and Silas brought before the authorities and imprisoned. It started me thinking about what motivates people to do the things they do. In Acts 16:16-24 Paul is on his way to prayer with the others when a fortune teller follows them and keeps proclaiming, “These men are […]
Read More Follow the MoneyWhen faced with difficult circumstances with no end in sight, relief from the pain is top of mind. During those times I have felt like the Psalmist in my prayers to God, “Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my distress; Incline Your ear to me; In the day when I […]
Read More Answer My Request, Now!Instead of hearing what Stephen had to say, men from the “Synagogue of the Freedmen”chose to argue with him (Acts 6:9, NASB). They were more intent on defending their beliefs and way than learning about the new thing God was doing. “But they were unable to cope with the wisdom and the Spirit with which […]
Read More The Power of the SpiritWhen faced with difficult circumstances with no end in sight, relief from the pain is top of mind. During those times I have felt like the Psalmist in my prayers to God, “Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my distress; Incline Your ear to me; In the day when I […]
Read More Answer My Request, Now!He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers. – Psalm 1:3, NASB A tree does not rush about from forest to forest, hurrying through its life. It is firmly planted in […]
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