My Quiet Meditation

There is nothing too hard for God.  He has won many battles with small armies.  There are times when it’s just one person against a large number of people going the wrong way.  The truth always wins no matter what things look like.  As we turn things over to God the...

It’s a fact of life we will lose things important to us.  Secure jobs suddenly fold up leaving people with no income.  Investments sift like sand through our fingers.  Leadership for the people becomes a disappointing power struggle among themselves with no concern...

When a friend is hurting and we can see both sides of the story, what do we pray?  When the home football team is playing against your favorite uncle's team and he is your guest, who do we cheer for?  When there are many tough decisions to make, some are life or death...

Complex prayer requests are handled with great care.  We watch as things slowly progress then suddenly there is no more evidence that we can see.  Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things unseen.  God uses all prayer requests to develop...

Many times when praying for a situation to change, things may actually become worse.  God is chipping away at all hindering spirits that need to be removed in order to make the change.  Sometimes when people are involved it will create a stirring in their hearts to...

No matter how long the night the sun rises in the morning. No matter how dark the pressures of life, His light is always present. Seek the Lord and He will shine His light brighter than any sun. Luke 1:78-80 Because of God’s tender mercy, the morning light from heaven...

When asked to perform a task that is beyond our reach the first word that should come from our mouth is "Father."  God never intends for us to tackle impossible demands on our own.  In the old testament there were times when an army was small and the enemy was...

It’s exciting to pray for something and within hours we see results of prayer.  When we wait and there seems to be no answer we can still rejoice because God is working behind the scenes.  Many times God will lead us to the path to answered prayer.  As we walk the...

When Jesus is in our lives the world notices a difference. There is a genuine love for our Lord and for others. The world watches as we enjoy blessings from God. The world watches even more as trials come our way. Are we pleasant toward others with an unchanging...

Life has its times of turmoil.  One thing doesn't quite go right so we work hard and fix it.  Then a second thing happens so we try to fix that and it doesn't fix.  Then other things come up that need our attention but even that doesn't solve anything.  These are the...

Jesus gives second chances over and over.  He gently shows us when we are headed in a wrong direction so we can again be pleasing to Him.  In Peter's case, Jesus used the reminder of a simple rooster crow.  Afterwards Peter was instrumental in spreading the Gospel to...

Many are the afflictions of the righteous but God delivers us out of them ALL. It's during the trials that it's the most challenging to keep an attitude of faith. The world watches Christians during these troubles to see our responses and how things unfold for us....

We can trust for anything and in faith He brings everything about. During the times when it looks like our hopes are fading away and words just don't happen during our prayer time, Jesus prays for us. During the long waits for answers to critical prayers are the times...

When we can't see the answers or understand how a particular situation will ever work out, it is faith that pleases God. He wraps Himself in the unexpected so we can see He will go that far. Only believe and He will work all things out. Isaiah 55:8-9 “My thoughts are...

This church sits all alone on a long lonely highway. It is a reminder of how many hours JESUS sat alone praying for all of us. When we pray, sometimes the words aren't there for us to explain what's really on our hearts. Jesus knows how to listen to our hearts and...

One of the toughest things in life that causes the most emotional pain is when a person you love no longer remembers your name.  Your loved one sits in her usual chair and has the same smile on her face.  She listens with a caring heart while you tell her about your...

No matter how dark the room, one simple candle will shed light on the entire area.  With Jesus, Who is the Light of the world, there is no darkness once He is accepted into a person’s life. People walk through many moments of darkness but the love of Jesus Christ and...

It happens and it hurts.  We all have enemies we can count on to disappoint us each time.  We learn over a period of time to not trust them.  After a while we just expect it and it no longer hurts.  What about our friends? A friend or ally is the only person who can...