HOPE
Why Do Some Problems Linger
There are people we meet in this lifetime who seem to have everything going for them. We watch while they make good grades in school and job opportunities come very easily for them. They get married and have a nice home and family. Money is not an issue for them. ...
Whispering Hope
Has it ever been you needed an answer from God so badly you would jump at anything? You pray and immediately look for signs. The louder the better, seems like. However the immediate answers that come with a bang are not always what they promise to be. There are...
His Loving Second Chance
So often it happens that hard work goes unnoticed or efforts get put on hold. Other times good intentions blow up in our face as a huge misunderstanding. Sports players can identify very well with the numerous attempts that fail. If it were not for second chances in...
The Waiting Game
A soldier is trained for battle. He has gone through basic training and harsh treatment from the higher ups. He has endured long nights and intense physical exhaustion. He watches while his friends get assigned to front line duties, air patrol, rescue missions or...
Painful Deceitfulness
When we are wronged it causes distrust of that person or persons. Whether it be that we are set up to fail or rudely denied an earned privilege it is wrong. Our emotions run wild and it’s hard to get a grip on the reality of what just took place. There is one wrong...
Karma
We learn early in life the scientific fact that action causes reaction. When we toss a rock into the air the result will be the rock falling back down to earth. A golfer will putt a ball into the hole but if the action isn’t the proper speed and angle the reaction...
Deep Darkness
There are times in life when the deep troubles all around us are debilitating. It leaves us at a stand still not knowing where to take even a baby step. We are blind sided to the point we cannot see our own hand as we put it to our face. Sometimes things hit us so...
God Is The Only True Judge
When we see people getting by with things that are obviously wrong, it’s time to seek God’s face and ask for a divine intervention on behalf of His people. Laws are being ignored and the people in charge will not enforce the proper consequences. People feel, for...
Watching Evil Prosper
It’s frustrating to say the least to watch someone have things fall into place perfectly in their lives while that same person is the one who held us back for a promotion. There are times when we work hard to groom a talent yet no matter where we go to serve the same...
Nothing Can Stop God
When a person is in the will of God, He will see to it that nothing stands in the way. God has a purpose for each person and His divine purpose is pleasing to Him. What was true of Zerubbabel in the Old Testament is true of people today. When God uses people to...
The Opponent’s Play Book
Members of a sports team know it’s an ideal situation to know what’s in the opponent’s play book. This sought after information gives knowledge of what’s coming and allows time to plan how to deal with it. Some people will actually listen at the door or...
From Repentance To Freedom
As children we play hide and go seek. We hide and we try hard for the person hunting us to never find us, but they always do. These are the fun times. As children we do something we were told not to by an adult. When we see that adult our first...
Our Spiritual Opponent
If we want to bring out the worst in our opponent try being in the will of God. Yes, obeying God brings attention to the things they do wrong. It is a conviction to them because they know they have strayed from God. We don’t have to say a word. ...
Storms Of Life
When we walk through storms we tend to see only the storm itself. Sometimes the sky can be as dark as pitch and the rain pounds with drenching drops on us. We can see only an inch or two in front of us yet we know we must keep moving. What lies ahead...
The Church Cemetery
Many older church cemeteries have beautiful markers that represent the lives lived by the ones buried underneath. The wisdom brought into the church by many of these beloved people benefits us today. Ones who served in the military long ago provided us...
When It Seems Evil Prospers
There are times even the best of friends wrong each other. Most of the time it’s unintentional but occasionally one will plot and scheme to take something away from another. When this happens to us it creates an empty feeling seeing another person walk...
When It Seems Evil Prospers
There are times even the best of friends wrong each other. Most of the time it’s unintentional but occasionally one will plot and scheme to take something away from another. When this happens to us it creates an empty feeling seeing another person walk...
Too Complicated To Pray
The most complicated things in life have to do with the attitudes of people. We call on others who have expertise in a certain field to accomplish for us what we cannot. They accept our money and do a good job but complain the whole time about having to be...
Unexplained Sadness
As always, the devil is on the warpath. When we look at the way things are going in the world today we have good reason to know our time is almost up and our Lord will come for us soon. The devil is also looking at the clock and he is frantically trying to...
But They Got By With That
Someone wrongs us and they continue on with life business as usual. They feel no effects of the hurt they brought upon us. We wonder how they could feel guilt free when the harm they brought to us is unbearable. It’s as thought they have no clue the...
When Boasting Causes Envy
It’s hard sometimes to not be envious of people who always boast about their achievements. We know we can never fill such shoes yet these people boast about every last thing they do. They get a gig and have to tell everyone about it in great detail boasting about...
A Christian’s Responsibility concerning Elected Officials
No matter who is in office it is our responsibility to pray for those men and women. God allowed them to serve for His Own reason. Whether he or she is the one where we placed our vote or just the opposite prayer still works. God made us in His image and He can...
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...
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 for every...
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 and our fuse...
The Storm Before The Blessing
Have you ever noticed that during a sports event the opposing team is hovering all around a person in scoring position? If a basketball player is within tossing the ball into the hoop the other team hovers making it difficult to make the shot. It’s the same in...
Run And Not Be Weary
Our Lord spoke to the church of Sardis in the book of Revelation acknowledging the people who still remain true to Him. What He stated to Sardis applies to us today. Things all around us are becoming almost unknown to us. We turn on the TV set, which should be for...
Why Do People Hate Me?
It’s all around us. Road rage, evil campaigning, back stabbing and manipulation are everywhere. People are setting up others to fail or to make someone look bad in order to cover up the things they do themselves. Smiling faces from people who despise us are a sure...
The Dreaded Enemies
Enemies are all around us. Things that should be right are now wrong. People get by with all types of things while we get our hands slapped for no reason at all. Certain wrong doings are praised by the multitudes while right doing is frowned upon. Does this sound...
Selective Listening
Small children will sometimes pick what they want to hear from a sentence and disregard the rest. A mom will tell her child that if she picks up her toys there will be a cookie for her. She hears the cookie part but totally ignores the instruction part. ...
SOS Help SOS
Things all around us are falling apart. While it may look to some like things are going as planned we see a disaster about to happen. Things that have have been tried before and failed miserably in leadership are being groomed to be implemented all over again. ...
Even If Just One
We live in a time when lots of people have turned their backs on God. Many say they don’t want anything to do with Him so He politely steps back. When God steps back He takes His wisdom and knowledge with Him leaving people in mass confusion. What begins to happen...
When Things Fall Apart
We know we have done things the way God has instructed yet the things around us are falling apart. Much time has been spent in prayer for certain people, situations and things yet the opposite happens. In our minds if only a certain person can be our new boss or we...
A Dim Understanding
Imagine taking a rose, daisy or any other beautiful flower and looking at the petals from the under side. What a big difference it would make. Suddenly we see numerous flaws, dirt, faded stems, dried out bud openings and wilted areas. This under side is our life...
God, Please Notice Me
Occasionally we have prayers that seem to bounce off the ceiling back into our faces. It’s as though we haven’t prayed at all, or so it seems. The times we need God the most are times we feel ignored. Does God even care when we are left to squirm in a situation...
Blessings That Await
When we focus on our own goals and achievements and compare them to the accomplishments of others we will be disappointed each time. Our only goal is to be more Christlike and He will see to it we achieve the maximum of what He called us to do. No famous person...