Editing your life to make more room for God
“You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might (NASB).” So Deuteronomy 6:5 tells us. But what is our motivation for doing so? Is it to assure ourselves of eternal life with God. John 3:16 tells us, “For God so loved the world, […]
Read More Questioning Your MotivesLaughter and joy
Around the table
Opened boxes
Opened smiles…
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. – Psalm 95:1-2 (NASB)
Read More Sunday PraiseIt was another night out in the fields, tending the sheep like they did every other night. There they were, standing watch over the sheep. Others depended on these shepherds for their livelihood, their sustenance. Each night they did the mundane, the routine. This was their life. Each day we perform the routine, the mundane. […]
Read More God in the Ordinary — Tending the FlockI have been reading 1 Chronicles about the ebb and flow of the Israelites faith in God with each new king. In chapter 14 Asa becomes king after the death Abuja’s. Verse 2 tells us, “Asa did good and right in the sight of the LORD his God (NASB).” As I read the subsequent verses, […]
Read More Proactive DevotionHow do I find rest dear Lord? The world weighs heavy on my shoulders. I am weary from worry about so many things. My striving to do the right thing tires me out. Yet you remind me that your yoke is light and not burdensome. You call to me, waving your hand to encourage me […]
Read More Prayer Journey — WearinessRejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. – Philippians 4:4-5
Read More Sunday PraiseI grew up on a farm where we raised cattle. Everyday I would fill the feeding trough (manger) with hay or silage. Over time, the wood that formed the trough became worn from daily use. It smelled of cattle saliva as well as old hay and silage. I viewed that feeding trough in our barn […]
Read More God in the Ordinary — A Feeding TroughThere is one word that stands out to me in John 4:50-52. I highlighted it in bold letters: Jesus said to him, “Go; your son lives.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and started off. As he was now going down, his slaves met him, saying that his son was living. […]
Read More Yesterday FaithDear Lord, in this life I have accumulated many things. Yet I am reminded this morning of what I have accumulated from you dear God. You nurtured my young faith decades ago, placing it in fertile soil and raising it up with the hands of your faithful. You have given me strength at times when […]
Read More Prayer Journey — Accumulation
