God Has It
For the Kingdom of God is not just a lot of talk; it is living by God's power. 1 Corinthians 4:20 (NLT) Images of candidates crisscrossing this nation fill the television screen and social media. I am thankful to be an American citizen with all of its rights and...
My Story
You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. Psalm 139:16 (NLT) We have been studying Lisa Harper's recently released Bible study, Job: A Story of Unlike Joy, in our women's...
Simplify
But I am trusting you, O Lord, saying, “You are my God!” My future is in your hands. Psalm 31:14-15 (NLT) The last two months have been at times challenging, exhausting, enlightening, discouraging, and now transforming. Moving is never easy but this particular...
Muddy Path
Life's body blows hit when we least expect it. The reasons don't even matter yet the sting is searing, our breath is labored, and we wonder if we can go on. Where is God in all of this? Why now and why me? Why my family? I found this poem in Streams in the Desert and...
Find Rest
Find rest, O my soul, in God alone: my hope comes from him. Psalm 62:5 (NIV) What's your greatest fear? My counselor must have asked me that dozens of times during the course of my time with her. Depending on the circumstances, some days it was finances, others...
Attitude Adjustment
Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Proverbs 3:6 (NLT) Years ago, when the littles were little, I chuckled to myself when I would hear my daughter tell one of the grandgirlies that she needed an "attitude adjustment." I knew that this...