When life becomes a gauntlet of trouble where will you find hope? Has a life filled with adversity stolen your joy? When you wake up in the morning are you filled with dread? Have worries filled your mind because the world seems to be out of control. What do we do? “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; whom shall I dread?” Psalm 27:1 We need to cling to the Jesus Christ for our salvation and our defense. We need to hold fast to the truths found in scripture. Listen to David’s heart in Psalm 27, “One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord and to meditate in His temple.” Psalm 27:4 Continue Reading…
Persistant expectation of blessing in this life: Psalm 27
A fast food faith in God will never satisfy: Psalm 25
Do you enjoy waiting? When you are unemployed is it easy to wait on God to provide work as the money in your bank account runs out? When you are single do you desire to take the best option for a spouse currently around you instead of waiting for God’s perfect match for your life? Sometimes do you wish you could get a fast food faith in God that you could get by driving through a church parking lot instead of a life of faith developed through years of dependance on God in painful moments? The most important aspect of life and faith are governed by waiting. It is not natural for us to wait so how do we learn to endure and trust God? Continue Reading…
The deliverance of God is never passive: Esther 9 and 10
Is the deliverance that God extends to us a passive activity on our part? In Esther 9 and 10 the day that Haman had set for the annihilation of the Jews arrives; God moved the heart of the king to allow the Jews to defend themselves and a fear of Mordecai and the Jews fell upon on the hearts of all the people of Persia. Was this all that there was to the deliverance of the children of Israel? Could they sit back and watch God deliver them? If the Jews of Persia would have sat idle they would have had no deliverance. The people of Israel had to rise up and fight for their lives in the face of those who hated them. God granted the Jews victory but they needed to embrace and trust that God was faithful and able to help them. Were the actions of the Israelites a result and evidence of their faith in the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob?
Was the greater battle for the people of Israel when they wrestled between relying on their own strength and the strength of God? When we are faced with our own moments of trouble and annihilation will we be willing to trust God? When we trust God we are giving up the control over our lives and placing it in the hands of God. In the moment of trust we need to remember that no matter where our lives turn God is allowing and ordaining all that happens in that moment. It is easy in the moments we need help from God to lay out the plan for our deliverance and recite it to God in detail. God is not looking for us to qualify how we want Him to help us; God desires us to trust Him and wait. When we place our expectations upon how we want and expect God to work we are truly not giving up control in our lives. Give up your striving today and let God work in the ways that only He can.
Tea with a sip of strength from my Everlasting God
So I have started a new hobby recently. I have been going to Teavana and buying loose leaf tea to make at home. It is very addicting to buy various kinds of teas because you can blend the different kinds of teas together to get different tastes. I am at Caribou Coffee and I brought my tea from home some Rooibos Rose Garden, Jasmine Dragon Phoenix Pearls, and Queen of Babylon. Well I have to say that this blend of tea is the best one I have tried yet. It has a smooth taste but a very floral finish and aftertaste. There is a very green taste to the tea which is probably from the Jasmine Pearls but I think it blends well overall. Continue Reading…
Depression induced apathy in the midst of life’s trials
Have you ever found yourself hiding in life. Many people have probably been wondering where I have been and why I have not been online much. To put is simply I have been very down and sad you may even call it depressed. I have been spending a lot of time reading and playing video games as of late to help me through this hard time. I have no desire to seek God right now. All I feel I can do is exist and that at times seems like something that is beyond my reach. Enough on the generals… You may wonder why I am so down right now, let me share with you.
I hate waiting to heal. I just HATE it! I am so sick of this I am angry with God a little I guess. Continue Reading…
Healing is depressing
I have been feeling down lately. I am sick of having to keep waiting to heal. I really can’t stand this any more. It has been over 5 years that I have been dealing with these foot surgeries. I have lost any and all motivation in life. I know that this will pass but it is not easy feeling this way. Add to that the fact that I still have side effects from stopping my pain med… So I am feeling really “wonderful” right now. Tomorrow is another day.
Awaiting God’s blessing regardless of the outcomes of life
Today was a great day. I truly know and believe that God is in control of my life. I will find out on tuesday what will be happening to my foot. I am confident that God is able to heal my foot if he chooses. I am so thankful for the peace that comes from knowing that God is able. Please be praying as I wait on God to do as He wills.
I also pray that you may also know that God is in complete control of every aspect of your life. My knowledge, passion, and faith testifies to the truth that God is able, willing, and ready to help you.
May God bless you in your life today.
God is the litmus test for fear, hope and love
I sit here at night and I remember a girl I once loved. What triggers a memory? It is easy to get wrapped up into wishing, hoping, and dreaming of what may have happened. I know it was never meant work out but I still ache for that special love of a girl. Why is it that when you love someone deeply that you are forever marked by their memory.
Smalltown Poets wrote a song called “Hold It Up to the Light”. The song expresses the inherent fear in all of us…… What do I do? This one question applies to love, work, church, play, family, pizza, marbles, clothing, furry bunnies, anything. Every moment in our life we make decisions small and large. Instead of fearing about what to do we need to hold it up to the light. God is the ultimate litmus test in our life. He knows what is best for us. That is what I have learned about my desire for love. God said no and I have to trust that decision. God has someone for me and one day I will see that His will was best. Continue Reading…
The lot is cast and my confidence is secure
Have you ever given thought to why people in the Bible always cast lots? I don’t think it was their way of starting to support the indian nations. Lots were cast because the people who cast them knew that God was in control of everything. Even down to the smallest roll of a die. There is great encouragement knowing that all areas of my life are in God’s control.
I found out today that Social Security has made a decision regarding my disability, but they are only able to notify me via snail-mail. So this could be a time of worry and torment but I rejoice because I know that God is in control of this and every situation in my life. I think that getting disability would be the best thing possible but God will show me what is best in this next week. I pray that God does not tarry with this.
