Simple Acts for God

I was visiting someone in a nursing home a few weeks ago. He had been in and out of the hospital for months. His recent stay left him without being able to have plain water for weeks. I happened to be with him when he was able to get his first drink of ice water. […]

Hope for the Dispirited

In Matthew 9:36-38 Jesus does not just see a crowd, he is moved with compassion for them. He senses their need, their yearning for something better. They are distressed as verse 36 tells us (NASB). The Greek word for distress describes it as “to give oneself trouble (Strong’s 4660).” They are searching for something better. […]

Resurrecting Your Life

What does it mean to have new life in Christ Jesus, to be born into who God designed you to be?

Restoration—Praying Through Psalm 23

When the well of our life is dry, let Jesus fill it with living water.

Drink and Repeat, Drink and Repeat…

Every day she trudged along this dusty, worn path, seeking to satisfy her thirst. She lowered her bucket deep into the well and strained to pull up a bucket full of water. As she raised her cupped hand to her parched mouth and drank, she knew she would be back here tomorrow; her thirst would […]

New Year, New Things

And He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” And He *said, “Write, for these words are faithful and true.” Then He said to me, “ It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to the one who thirsts […]

Prayer Journey — Yearning for Living Water for Others

As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; – Psalm 42:1-2 (NASB) The anger and rage have consumed him. He spews hatred at me. Yet deep in my soul I long for him to find peace in you […]

Prayer Journey — Calming Raging Waters

Waters rage, grasping at my feet. The current of the rip tide tries to pull me under. I flee from the torrent, along a dusty, dry path. I thirst, but there is no water to sooth my parched mouth. I cry out to you for relief dear Lord Jesus. You tell me to not want. […]

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. […]

No Thanks

Imagine working all day to fix a fine dinner for some special people in your life. The table is all set, all their favorite food is ready. You wait for their arrival, but they don’t show up. Later you learn they went and had hot dogs at someone else’s place instead of enjoying the nutritious […]