Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 1 John 4:7 I am good at planning, but I realize I get lost in the details and often never get around to finishing things. Like: Writing a book Blogging regularly Creating a godly parenting... Continue Reading →
Trust Him with the Dreams
Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. Luke 10:3 Jesus sent out the disciples without provision. They had no guarantee of success, just faith in the One who sent them. They failed at times. There was the father who asked why the disciples had not been able... Continue Reading →
Promises of God
No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. Romans 4:20-21 This year I have stepped out. God brought me to New Mexico where I know no one, in the middle... Continue Reading →
Love Your Neighbors
For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Galatians 5:14 I have never really taken time to get to know my neighbors. I mean really know them since I was a kid. I've made plans to, but I never have reached out. Even if I extended "neighbors" to... Continue Reading →
Finding Favor, a Prayer of Magnitude
Now therefore, if I have found favor in your sight, please show me now your ways, that I may know you in order to find favor in your sight. Consider too that this nation is your people.” Exodus 33:13 I can think of no better way to start a new year, except a prayer of this magnitude... Continue Reading →
Pursue Love, Desire Gifts
The passage from 1 Corinthians 14:1 urges pursuit of love and earnest desire for spiritual gifts, emphasizing the need for balance. Author Bill Johnson's commentary highlights the equal importance of character and gifts. Pursuing love involves actively seeking to embody God's character, while desiring gifts entails longing for and requesting them from God.
The Exalted Word
I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word. Psalm 138:2 God has exalted His Word. His Words will not return to Him void. One of the things I've learned in counseling is that biblical truths are... Continue Reading →
And John bore witness: “I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. John 1:32 Jesus had the Holy Spirit and because He went away we have the Holy Spirit who remains in us. We are empowered as Christians to do the same as Christ because the same spirit lives in us.... Continue Reading →
That Power
And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, “Who touched my garments?” Mark 5:30 I can't imagine being surrounded in crowds and feeling that power of God's Spirit go out. When I lay hands on someone and feel that Power, Was it my faith? Or... Continue Reading →
Career Christians
And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Matthew 4:19 As I read this passage, I was struck that the disciples Jesus first called were working. They were not sitting at the temple studying. They were in their workplace. God still calls us in our workplaces. He wakes us to... Continue Reading →
Restoring Voice 