Real Talk About Relationships
To many people out there I appear strong, but the truth is, even the strong have their weak moments – their boiling points. I watched the water in the kettle get hotter and hotter, The kettle producing a steady whistling sound. As the whistle got louder, my impatience increased. I needed the kettle to … Read more My Boiling Point
The Lord will do whatever it takes to make me like Him… The felling Chip, chip, chip… The woodcutter patiently chipped away at the trunk of the tree, With the plan of felling it and cutting it into pieces The chips gradually turned into steady chops, And the tree began to creak. Suddenly, with … Read more Chipping away at my frame, making me more like Him.
A glimpse into what has been happening in my life over the last couple of months… 1 Peter 5:7 “Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.” (NLT) The sun rose right on time, and up I got. The brightness would not let me sleep any longer, So off I … Read more Though I can’t see Him, He is always there.
Alone – how can I say that I feel alone? Yet there are people all around me. They smile at me, I smile back. They engage me in conversation, and I happily join in. When it’s all over, and they leave, I find myself back in my shell. Alone. No smiles, no conversation. Just me. … Read more You’re never alone, when God is near
I want it all. I want to be in control. He says otherwise. Luke 9:23-24 “Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you … Read more Surrender. To Me.
We have no idea how easy it is to put God in second place… You saw an altar that was like no other, and you wanted it. It was nothing like the bronze altar that was already in the temple in your homeland. In a flash, you had memorized the design, and you told … Read more You replaced me…with something else
Resting in the Lord? Easier said than done! Rest – what is that, anyway? The world we live in knows nothing about rest. It’s all about the hustle – making money, running up and down in search of the next deal, and burying oneself deep into church and ministry. After all – we live by … Read more Maybe it’s time you rested – in Me.
Psalm 56:8 “You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.” (NLT) I could feel a warm liquid trickle down my face, It went down slowly, a drop on each cheek, Trickling all the way down to my chin. … Read more Tears in His Bottle, Not Mine
Isaiah 59:2a “But your iniquities have separated you from your God…” (NIV) I looked ahead, and all I could see was darkness. No, wait – all I could feel was darkness, Because the sun was shining, The birds were chirping, And life was moving on as usual. Inside, however, was all dark. I had … Read more No Mercy Like Yours
God of mysteries – I don’t understand your ways, But I choose to trust you. I don’t understand how you knew me before I was born, And you saw my frame being formed in my mother’s womb I don’t understand why your plan is sometimes painful, confusing and difficult, Yet you charted everything out … Read more God of Mysteries