The Gift of Adversity

The LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning. – Job 42:12, NASB When reading the book of Job, there’s a tendency to focus on what Job lost and then regained in terms of family and wealth. However, there is one thing that Job never lost and held onto through his entire […]

New Life Out of Suffering

There are times in life when you may feel like you are walking across a hot desert. You are emotionally drained, squeezed dry by life. Your mouth is parched, your body weakened. It seems no one is there to give you a cup of water to revive you. It may be hard to see, but […]

Pray in Case of Emergency

Do you only pray to God when trouble is knocking at your door or you suddenly find yourself facing a hardship? Repeatedly, in the Old Testament, Israel wandered from God and began to serve other gods. Then when they were faced with an adversary, they would quickly turn back and ask God to save them. […]

Contentment in the Wilderness of Life

Are you clinging to old ways, trying to hold on to the past or temporal things that will not last the test of time? Sometimes holding on to the past is to hold onto bitterness, resentment or seeking revenge for past hurts. Maybe it’s clinging to old, familiar patterns of life because you fear an […]

What is Good?

God wants us to have good things. Right? But how we interpret what is good can impact our view of God. If we ask God for only what we want, what we think is good, then we set ourselves up for frustration when we don’t get it. We can become angry at God for not […]

Prayer Journal

You carried me, Lord, through the dark times in my life. When I lay by the roadside beaten down, injured, unable to move, you were there. You picked me up and carried me to safety. You dressed my wounds and nurtured me back to health. When I was worn out, unable to take another step, […]

The Eve of New Life

As we look to a new year, embrace the new thing God is doing in your life. Abide in Him and seek His wisdom to guide you.

Regaining Your Sight in the Darkness

He was in darkness, unable to see what was in front of him. He had heard about this man, and now he was passing by him. What did he have to lose? “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me (Mark 10:47, NASB)!” He cried out. Even though many of the people told him to […]