Struggling for Purpose

We struggle for years, working to serve the Lord. Yet there are moments when setbacks can cause us to wonder why we expended so much effort. It can seem like it is wasted. Isaiah expressed this sentiment: “But I said, ‘I have toiled in vain, I have spent My strength for nothing and vanity (Isaiah […]

#3 Prayer Journey — Perfect Hope

2022 Countdown of the top four Prayer Journey posts. This post was first published March 7, 2022. I know that everything God does will remain forever; there is nothing to add to it and there is nothing to take from it, for God has so worked that men should fear Him. – Ecclesiastes 3:14 (NASB) […]

Friday Faith

Seek the LORD and His strength;Seek His face continually.Remember His wonders which He has done,His marvels and the judgments uttered by His mouth. – Psalm 105:4-5 (NASB)

Prayer Journey — A Past that Stalks

It is there. Stalking me in the night, waiting to assault me, telling me what I am not, what I cannot do. My past hunts me. So many events with so much grief. Tears shed. Darkness closing in. Crying out to God. Yet in those moments past, I see God present. Ever faithful. His truth […]

I Can Fit You In Next Tuesday At 6 a.m., Jesus

As followers of Jesus Christ, how often do we make plans that include his will for our life? In 1 Corinthians 16:5-9, I am struck by how committed Paul is to following the Lord as he made his plans.

God is in the Details of Your Life

If you doubt God’s attention to detail consider the construction of the tabernacle. In Exodus 36-38, the Israelites constructed the tabernacle according to the instructions God gave to Moses. In Exodus 39, they make the garments to be worn by the priests. Exodus 39:3 tells us: “Then they hammered out gold sheets and cut them […]

Prayer Journey — Unknown Future

Dear God, I am concerned about a future I cannot see. Help me to lay those concerns at your feet, to trust that all is in your hands. May I see you purposes in this moment and know that you have a plan; that there is a reason for all things. You have the long […]

Prayer Journey — Your Hands

Your hands made me and fashioned me; Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments. – Psalm 119:73 (NASB) It is hard to comprehend that you made me dear Lord; that your hands crafted me. It is such a personal thing to consider your hands created me; that you are personally involved in my […]

The Tension in Your Life

The rope tightens; there is no more slack. You pull as hard as you can in your direction, but something pulls in the opposite direction. You fight it, not giving in, pulling with every last bit of strength you have left. You feel the tug from the other side, but you resist. Your body weakens […]

Prayer Journey — Former Things

The past is there, reminding me of things long gone; things that cannot be changed; things that will not return. Each memory raises emotion with it that can be felt. Help me dear Lord to look to the future with your hope and your eyes. Help me to see the new thing you are doing. […]