by Gerry Blumberg | Jan 25, 2020 | Flashlight
We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps. Proverbs 16:9 (NLT) As I slid into the driver’s seat of the car, I heard five-year-old Kate ask from the back seat, “Nana, do you have a map in your head?” I smiled to myself because I knew...
by Gerry Blumberg | Apr 18, 2019 | Flashlight
“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the LORD. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.” Isaiah 55:8 Sometimes it is better not to reinvent the wheel. It’s not always easy to trust God. When I see where...
by Gerry Blumberg | Feb 17, 2019 | Flashlight
This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him. Psalm 91:2 (NLT) A friend plopped down beside me at choir rehearsal and asked, “What do you do when you don’t know what to do?” Then she stopped...
by Gerry Blumberg | Aug 29, 2018 | Flashlight
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...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jul 22, 2018 | Flashlight
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...
