"...the God who gives life to the dead and calls things that are not as though they were."Romans 4:17 (NIV)I think one of the reasons I wandered into a no man's land in my relationship with Jesus Christ between the end of high school until I was thirty was because I could not reconcile some of the painful experiences that God had allowed me to go through. Because I could not satisfactorily … [Read more...] about When He Doesn’t Fit
Abundant Life
Satan’s Meeting
"Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour." 1 Peter 5:8 (NIV)Please scroll down to the playlist at the bottom of my blog page and silence the blog music so that you can hear the music that accompanies the video. Very powerful.My pastor shared this very convicting video with us yesterday. … [Read more...] about Satan’s Meeting
Desperate!
"I cry to you, O LORD; I say, 'You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.' Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need; rescue me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me. Set me free from my prison, that I may praise your name. Then the righteous will gather about me because of your goodness to me."Psalm … [Read more...] about Desperate!
The Face of Evil
"What sorrow for those who say that evil is good and good is evil, that dark is light and light is dark, that bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter." Isaiah 5:20 (NLT)Many of us are familiar with the story of Elizabeth Smart, the young girl who was abducted from her home in 2002 and endured over a year of unspeakable atrocities at the hands of an evil husband and wife. I was reading … [Read more...] about The Face of Evil
If Today Were the Last Day I Had…
"Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is."Ephesians 5:15-17 (NIV)If I knew that today was the last day I had......with one of my children, how would I spend it with them?...with my husband, would I make sure that I kissed him and told him how … [Read more...] about If Today Were the Last Day I Had…
Have Faith In God
"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)Today, in the middle of the storm, this old hymn came to my mind:Have Faith In GodB.B. McKinney Have faith in God when your pathway is lonely He sees and knows all the way you have trod Never alone are the least of His children Have faith in God, have faith in God Chorus:Have faith in God, … [Read more...] about Have Faith In God
