Tandem Skydive About a decade ago, God took me on a trust journey, I won’t retail all the details, the blogs do that for me. That journey was the second, maybe third time in my life I learned to really walk by faith. The first time, I failed. The second, I was kicking and screaming... Continue Reading →
Kindle the Gift
“Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor... Continue Reading →
Imparting God and Our Own Lives
“So, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God, but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.” I Thessalonians 2:8 I have generally no problem, sharing the gospel with others. It is sharing my life with others that can be... Continue Reading →
Joined to Him
“But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.” I Corinthians 6:17 There is a part of me that understands true healing can only come through the Lord. When we allow every part of ourselves to join with Him, there is wholeness. We take our ways and submit them to His... Continue Reading →
God’s Perfect Work
“My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.”James 1:2-4 Driving east on interstate 40 there is really rough roads as you head from Arizona into... Continue Reading →
His Timing
God’s timing is rarely instantaneous, the delay in the waiting for the promise to come with no given deadline. There is pain in the waiting. Questioning but not wanting to doubt God’s goodness and faithfulness to do what He said. The wilderness and the valley, yet He provides water and food to sustain us spiritually.... Continue Reading →
Change is in the air
What have you been working on? In May I started taking steps to open my own therapy business in my community. The process has taken longer than I expected but in October I started taking my first clients! In the midst of waiting on the counseling business to get up and going, I started learning... Continue Reading →
Running
“Jonah, however, set out in the opposite direction in order to get away from the Lord. He went to Joppa, where he found a ship about to go to Spain. He paid his fare and went aboard with the crew to sail to Spain, where he would be away from the Lord.” Jonah 1:3 ... Continue Reading →
Lessons from a Floating Axe
“One day the group of prophets that Elisha was in charge of complained to him, “The place where we live is too small! Give us permission to go to the Jordan and cut down some trees, so that we can build a place to live.” “All right,” Elisha answered. One of them urged him to... Continue Reading →
Capacity
“There is nothing in us that allows us to claim that we are capable of doing this work. The capacity we have comes from God;” 2 Corinthians 3:5 This is certainly how I feel in this stage of my life. I have no ability to claim at all. I know without God I don’t... Continue Reading →
