This past week, I spent a couple of tearful days lamenting the feeling that God was nowhere to be found. I reached for Him but couldn’t find Him. I cried out to Him, but He didn’t answer me. Had I done something to make Him turn away? Had He lost interest in me as a… Continue reading When God Is Silent, It’s Not Forever
One of the best things about the Lord is that nothing you can tell Him will ever make Him think any less of you. He already knows the good, the bad, and the ugly. He’s just waiting for you to bring it out of the dark corners of your heart and into His light. Recently,… Continue reading When You Don’t Feel the Comforter
Pain is universal. Whether it’s physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual, every person on earth experiences pain. We just can’t get away from it in our fallen world. As Christians, it can be difficult to reconcile the existence of our pain with the expectation of our behavior. Even when we are suffering, we still have a… Continue reading Suffering As a Christian: 3 Things We Can Do
Right now there is so much going on in the world that it can get kind of overwhelming. Besides the never-ending barrage of negative news, the prayer requests from all sides are seemingly nonstop. People need healing for themselves and their loved ones. They need strength to endure the latest attacks from the enemy. It… Continue reading Stand Fast in the Faith & Just Keep Singing
In Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan’s allegory of the Christian life, Beulah Land is just outside the Celestial City, or heaven. It’s a place of abundance in which the covenant between God and man is renewed. The idea comes from Isaiah 62:4-5, and it has inspired both hymns and gospel songs over the years. If you're… Continue reading Beulah Land Isn’t Actually Heaven
I thought about hell this week. It’s not usually a subject I dwell on too much, but this week, it was up in my face – almost literally. I had been sick with the Coronavirus for about eleven days at that point. The pain raging behind my eyes and nose was piercing. The dull ache… Continue reading 3 Things to Remember When We’re Suffering
Ever had one of those weeks when you feel like everybody wants a piece of you? You give and give and work and go. Pretty soon, you come to a place where, metaphorically speaking, you start to hear that grinding noise like when you run your car out of oil. You start to smell that burnt-coffee… Continue reading Before You Pour Out, Let God Fill You Up
Week 1: Our Anchor of Hope Hymn Lyric: Chorus From the Beloved Hymn "I've Anchored in Jesus" “I’ve anchored in Jesus, the storms of life I’ll brave, I’ve anchored in Jesus, I fear no wind or wave; I’ve anchored in Jesus, for He hath pow’r to save, I’ve anchored to the Rock of Ages.” Bible Verse: Hebrews… Continue reading Anchor Your Soul in Hope
Whether you're just coming out of a trial, in a storm now, or about to hit a rough patch, everyone needs encouragement sometimes. One place we can find it is in Exodus 3:14. Moses had just encountered God in the burning bush that was not consumed. God had given him his call to bring His… Continue reading “I Am That I Am” Is Everything We Need
It’s not exactly a secret that we are in the last of the last days. But, it’s one thing to read the descriptions from Matthew 24 and nod your head. It’s quite another to experience it in living color. Matthew 24:12 says, “And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.” Iniquity (or… Continue reading 3 Things to Remember When Iniquity Abounds
