Receive Healing Oil

You have anointed my head with oil; My cup overflows. – Psalm 23:5, NASB Those deep emotional wounds buried deep inside of you. They rise up when you least expect it. You relive the pain. It seems they will never go away. Close your eyes and feel the healing oil of the Lord wash over […]

Embrace New Things

Take a moment to ponder the new things that God is doing in your life and seek to embrace them this year.

Waiting on God

When I see something happening to loved ones, or see them making poor choices, I want immediate change. I pray fervently to God to change the situation. At times I don’t understand why God does not act immediately to change things for the better. Then, as I read His Word, I am reminded to wait […]

Parched No Longer

This poem reminds us that the pursuit of new things often requires us to leave the past behind.

Caught Between Past and Present

Sometimes it’s hard to look to the future and see the good God has promised us. We are caught in the struggles of the present and yearn for the good things left in the past. The challenges facing us seem insurmountable, impossible to overcome. Yet God calls us to press on, to overcome the challenges […]

Prayer Journey — New Year Advent

The advent of Christmas, the birth of Jesus the Messiah, has happened. Now we near the advent of a another new year. May this New Year birth faith in Jesus Christ. May it nurture a deepening faith in Jesus. May we grow wiser in God’s wisdom and seek him over worldly answers. I pray God’s […]

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. […]

Seasons of Hope

Colorful leaves
Emerging bright
Hues of orange, red
Glowing in the light

Building a Stream of Life-giving Water in a Desert

On the surface, each bucket of living water I pour out quickly disappears into the dry sand, but below the dry surface the moisture continues to collect, creating the beginnings of a stream of life-giving water

Buds of Hope From Leaves of Despair

. Autumn leaves fall from trees Like joy in life slipping away . Dry leaves sway, drifting down Like sadness piling by my feet . Barren tree exposed to cold Sorrowful emotions laid bare . Darkness of night moves on in Nothing to see but despair . Flakes of snow tumbling down Freezing cold numbs […]