The friendship circle we have today will determine how we live our lives ten years from now. There are parents who tell their children the same thing. It’s important to be very selective who we hang with because our influences rub off on each other. If we have friends who are wise and always encourageRead More
From Obstacle To Opportunity
From grief comes comfort. From challenges comes opportunities to overcome. From brokenness comes grace. From silence comes His still voice. From sickness comes restoration either on earth or in heaven. From darkness comes light. From confession comes forgiveness. From despair comes hope. All things we give to God and He turns around for our goodRead More
Scary Changes
It’s a fact of life. Changes happen and with change there is usually a goodbye to something. An elderly person in our life who offers us the wisest advice slowly ebbs into dependence on others. We grasp at every remote change for the better that things can be the same as what we are usedRead More
Only One True Judge
We live in a world where people finger point. Things are in turmoil. The blame game is an epidemic. People want their own way and if they don’t get it they pout and others point fingers at them. If they get their own way and it fails fingers also point to them. The finger pointingRead More
A New Day Dawns
Are you going through some things that discourage and disappoint you? Is someone else going through things that cause moods to be differently toward you? Are your circumstances beyond and above anything you think will ever turn around? You are not alone. Christians everywhere are being challenged by the devil. Remember, the devil leaves aloneRead More
When We Do Not See God’s Hand
When we pray it’s a natural thing to do to immediately seek a result. We pray for a healing so the thing we look for is less pain or for a loved one to be raised up quickly. Other times we pray for a specific job or opportunity and the next day we look forRead More
The Day After Easter
The volunteers at church are picking up dropped bulletins placing them in the trash. The choir director is filing back the music that was beautifully sang. At home mom is sweeping up candy wrappers and mopping up spilt sodas. The washing machine is running filled with Easter attire that awaits an iron and ironing board. Read More
Brightness In A Dim Room
Imagine a cloudless day in the spring. The sun shines brightly just after a rain leaving the air pure. The brightness of the sun is almost unbearable on a day like this yet compared to the presence of our Lord it is very dim. It’s almost like looking at a shadow cast by the sunRead More
Things Still Apply Today
God, Who is the same today as yesterday and forever, reminds us that the conversation He had with Cain is the same for us. As we are bombarded daily with temptations it is up to us to seek God’s face to see us through them. These temptations desire us and pursue us all day longRead More
When We Are Mad At The World
Face it, there are days we just have a bad mood. Some people call it getting up on the wrong side of the bed. These days come as a thief in the night. When we least expect it we are mad at every single thing that comes our way. We are already set off andRead More