#WednesdayWalk — Just Another Man in the Desert

I was about to turn to my friend and tell him I was leaving when Jesus said something that caught my attention: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest…”

Planning Ahead

Trusting God in the middle of traumatic events is a difficult thing. In that moment all you know is pain and suffering. It is a moment when you cry out to the Lord for relief, for some positive sign that he is listening to your prayer. You question God’s wisdom, yet reassurance comes in small […]

Prayer Journey — Praise

Today I want to take a moment to praise you dear Lord. You are worthy of all praise. I exalt you dear God. I humbly fall before you and recognize my humanity, my failings, my blemished existence next to your purity and righteousness. Yet you offer to cleanse me of my sins, to make me […]

Sunday Praise

Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth; Break forth and sing for joy and sing praises. Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre, With the lyre and the sound of melody. With trumpets and the sound of the horn Shout joyfully before the King, the LORD. – Psalm 98:4-6 (NASB)

Recognition for the Wrong Reasons

If we are only doing an act of service to “be noticed by them,” then our heart is in the wrong place. Our focus should be on serving God in His Spirit…

#WednesdayWalk — The Hideout

The dampness in the cave chilled me to the bone. I pulled the blanket tighter around me. I looked at the faces of our haggard group of 50 survivors of this reign of terror…

Prayer Journey — Joy

You dear Lord are the source of joy, pure joy. Nothing on this earth can match the joy you bring to my soul. Though trials may persist, they do not extinguish the joy you bring. Though my heart may be saddened, you lift me up. Though I struggle, you give me hope. May your wisdom […]

Sunday Praise

“But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them;” Acts 16:25 (NASB)

Imprisoned to Save

It sounds so unfair that Paul and Silas are imprisoned because of this act — because of money. Yet we soon learn that God has other purposes for this event…