Month: October 2014

Ephesians 5:8 – “For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light.” Dear God, As I carve my pumpkin help me say this prayer: Open my mind so I can learn about You (Cut the top of the pumpkin). Take away all my sin and forgive […]

Job 38:4,7 I just spent six minutes watching a video on Facebook where a guy painted this magnificent, beautiful painting in front of every passerby on a street in NY. All he used was spray paint and some different pot lids and he created a masterpiece. The funny part was I found myself in awe […]

Genesis 32:22-32 Whose will shall prevail, mine or God’s? We see in today’s scripture that in a moment of crisis, Jacob does 2 things: He acts and he prays. The formula of prayer we see modeled by Jacob is this: 1) Name God  2) Remember Promises 3) Confess Sins 4) God’s Faithfulness 5) Petition God 6) […]

I was at mile six when my music paused and my phone rang through my earphones. Typically when I am running, I don’t answer my phone let alone while racing in a half marathon. However, knowing that I was the emergency contact for my sister who was also running the same race, I had to answer […]

Recently, I was able to spend a couple days visiting my mom. I realized this was the first time we had spent quality time together, just the two of us, in a very long time. Sometimes I take for granted that she will always be there for me when I need her because she always […]

Philippians 4:10-20 (NIV) In our world of instant gratification, endless desires, and craving for “More” we are often led to believe that the secret to our happiness comes in acquiring more money, the more the better.  Paul says we find the secret to happiness in giving because it blesses others, but then God meets our […]

“Why do we close our eyes when we pray? When we cry? When we dream? Or when we kiss? Because we know that the most beautiful things in life are not seen, but felt by the heart.” – Unknown. What an interesting question. On two occasions, when Jesus prayed to the Father, He lifted up […]

What a difference a day makes! Sunday, you’re in church where people love you, where you’re at peace with God and filled with love and basking in His presence. Then Monday comes. Home is hectic and disorganized; every single driver on the road has it in for you; the boss snaps you up for no good reason; your co-workers hate you. […]

Luke 8:4-8 (NIV) For many of us, “more than enough” seems more like a dream than a reality. We live in the world of minimum payments, mortgages, student loans, etc…not overflow, abundance and bounty. Can we be happy with God’s current level of provision for our life? Over the course of our lives, provision will probably go up […]

Sometimes in life we shy away from sharing our feelings with anyone, especially our anger and sorrow. We don’t want to burden other people with our problems and hurts so we let them bottle up inside us. Eventually, those feelings come out; sometimes in destructive ways. The good news is we don’t have to let […]