Lord, You are teaching me some very difficult lessons lately. You know that I am a firstborn who loves to follow the rules. I feel safe and secure inside a given boundary. You have been working on my heart which can stay aloof when I equate following the rules with obedience. Instead, you are wanting me to come to You with my brokenness and the realization that it is impossible to follow the … [Read more...] about Throwing Out the Check List
courage
Taking Down the Giant
"Where can we go? Our brothers have made us lose heart. They say, 'The people are stronger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the sky. We even saw the Anakites there.' "Deuteronomy 1:28 (New International Version)My in-laws had an amazing 14 foot ceiling in their living room in the home they recently moved from. There is something about height that makes everything … [Read more...] about Taking Down the Giant
What You Must Know When You Feel Like a Failure
What a loser! I mumbled under my breath. I had a sudden impulse to check my online dictionary for the meaning of failure. I had to laugh out loud to keep from crying when I read the definition staring back at me: Failure: lack of success, the omission of expected or required action, the action or state of not functioning. Synonyms: loser, underachiever, ne'er-do-well, disappointment. Oxford … [Read more...] about What You Must Know When You Feel Like a Failure
The Great Adventure
"And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it." Matthew 10:38-39 (ESV)I heard this story this last week on Christian radio and had to share it:A young boy of ten had three older brothers and a dad who loved to hike a large mountain in Washington state. This boy's dad would show his … [Read more...] about The Great Adventure
When It Doesn’t Seem Like Anything Is Happening
"Jesus said to them, 'My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working."'John 5:17 (New International Version)Hey girlfriends,I just wanted to remind all of us that even when it doesn't seem like anything is happening, our God is busying Himself with our every step. There have been and will continue to be seasons in our lives in which it seems that nothing is changing. We … [Read more...] about When It Doesn’t Seem Like Anything Is Happening
Doors
"To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open." Revelation 3:7 (NIV)I was standing out in the upstairs' hallway shouting through the bathroom door."Honey, you have to turn the knob to unlock the door."I couldn't tell if I had gotten my child's … [Read more...] about Doors
