This year has been a year where God has led me to work on discipline and self-control. As the year started, I was diligent in seeking God and exercising discipline and self-control. As I ended my fast and went back to "regular living" I slacked off, and eventually found myself down a path I had never intended... Continue Reading →
Sliding
See to it, brothers, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness. Hebrews 3:12-13 Sometimes in life we go along, and find life is... Continue Reading →
In The Potter’s Hands
Isaiah 64:8 But now, O Lord, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our potter; And all we are the work of Your hand. I often hear this verse in the context of "God's still working on me." We are clay in the Potter's Hand. He is shaping us and molding us,... Continue Reading →
Open the Floodgates
As we were in praise and worship tonight singing "Let it Rain, Let it rain, open the floodgates of Heaven" it occurred to me that typically I personally sing this sing talking about my own life. Thinking "God pour out your Spirit in my life. Open the flood gates of Heaven in my life." It... Continue Reading →
The Journey of Grace
There is a song by Big Daddy Weave called I am Redeemed. It is a powerful song that has ministered to me every time I heard it over the past few months. Wednesday, driving in my car, I had a revelation that I really am redeemed, it was if Christ was sitting in the car... Continue Reading →
In The Waiting
I was reminded today of a song by Greg Long that came out around the time of 9/11 called In the Waiting. It says: Pain, The gift nobody longs for, still it comes And somehow leaves us stronger When it's gone away Pray I try to pray for Your will to be done But I... Continue Reading →
Don’t Be Weary
Jeremiah 12:5 "If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, in which you trusted, they wearied you, then how will you do in the jungle of the Jordan?" I realized today as I read this scripture, that... Continue Reading →
Broken
People tell me that I am strong and positive. Honestly, I am weak, but the Joy of the Lord is my strength. My world can be crashing down around me, and only those with a discerning spirit will know the hurt I feel and the burdens I am bearing. I don't know when I started... Continue Reading →
Lessons of Destruction in the Aftermath
In the days following the May 22, 2011 tornado in Joplin, I spent hours driving back and forth searching for God to reveal Himself to me in the midst of the aftermath. He showed me many things, not really about the storm, but about life during those long drives. The first was about the destruction... Continue Reading →
Purpose and Blessings from the Storm
It has been three months today since destruction hit Joplin, and indirectly impacted my life as my workplace was destroyed and life as I knew it was changed. Many thoughts have come to me as I hear the stories from people at work, patients, families, that were directly impacted by the tornado. People who were... Continue Reading →
