If God wrote you a letter today, what do you think He would say to you? Would He say, “My dear child, you are going to be fine; just hang in there a little longer”, or, “My beloved, please don’t grow weary and tired. I am with you always even when it doesn’t seem it. […]
How do we feel when we are in a holding pattern of not getting where we need to be, or doing what we want to do? We get upset with God, wondering where He is or why He isn’t moving us along. God isn’t punishing us, he is refining us. We must look at things […]
James 5:13-17 It is so hard to understand why God allows suffering. In our scripture today, James gives us a little perspective. Now really think about this; why would God allow suffering? God, who in His infinite wisdom, allowed His own prophets to suffer in the hands of the sinful people whom they were ministering […]
Ugh! Unkind people. How do you tolerate unkindness? We see it every day. In grocery store lines, parking lots, highways and even in our own family members. I was taught to be kind and nice to everyone because we never know what others are going through or what has made them so angry, rude and darn […]
This picture says it all. Sometimes we get caught up in our own lives and we forget what Jesus went through to save us from ourselves. Next time we find ourselves complaining how hard life is, lets us remember what He did for us. Look at this picture and really let it sink in. God […]
Have you ever gone through or participated in a corn maze? This time of year, there are several farms and pumpkin patches offering this activity that many enjoy. I myself prefer not to enter a maze on purpose. Sometimes, life can become a big maze. Every way you turn is a dead end; confusion and […]
James 4:13-17 “Always plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.”– Richard Cushing. According to today’s scripture, James tells us that we should not make any plans apart from God. We have absolutely no control over our lives or over the events that may happen; we should never boast about our short-range and long-range plans without […]
With the falling leaves, crispness of the autumn breeze and winter not far behind, comes the dreaded time change. It is getting darker earlier is not my favorite part of the season for sure, but, as with anything else, it is temporary. When we look at life this way, we will always have periods of […]
He allowed people to put a crown of thorns on His head, mock Him, strike Him, strip Him and make Him carry His own cross to Golgotha where they nailed Him to that cross; all of this plus much more pain and He hardly said any words. Some of the words He did say that should stick out the most are, “Father forgive them for they do […]
What gifts do you have? Some have the gift of gabbing, others can sing or maybe they can craft or custom build things. Maybe you feel like you have no talents or special gifts to offer but I’m here to tell you, we all do. God has given us all special talents unique to our […]