Secular artist Tom Petty once sang, “The waiting is the hardest part.” Boy! Isn’t that the truth? It’s hard to wait for future solutions to immediate problems. But the Bible says we are to wait on the Lord even when it’s hard, and even when we don’t understand. His timing is not our own. The… Continue reading The Secret to Waiting on God
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” I still remember singing that song when I was little and trying with all my might to believe it. Words do hurt sometimes. They can tear you down until you feel like there’s nothing left. But, they can also make you feel… Continue reading Word Curses Are Real: Speak Life & Not Death
Balaam’s story is a cautionary tale. He was the prophet in the book of Numbers who ended up getting schooled by a talking donkey. To be honest, I’ve read the story a few times and never really appreciated just how bad this guy was. After all, he sought God and never spoke a single word… Continue reading Balaam, Us, And the 3 Wills of God
Judgement begins in the house of the Lord. This week, while the whole world was hunkered in houses wondering what will happen next with the coronavirus, God was taking just a moment to deal with some of His children. I, for example, was spanked but good. The worst part isn’t even that it was that… Continue reading Chastisement and An Object Lesson About Iniquity
As believers, we are commanded to pray unceasingly. We pray for so many reasons, praising God for His blessings and mercy and asking for provision, health, and protection for ourselves and others. This week, I prayed a prayer for guidance. I asked God what He wanted me to do in a certain situation, and my… Continue reading Saying “Yes” to God When Our Flesh Says “No”
In the computing world, cookies are data files associated with your browser. Every time you visit websites, click links, and enter information, they are recording your movements. They are keeping track of your preferences and patterns and can even follow you from website to website. Tech savvy people can maneuver around them, but most of… Continue reading In Our Spiritual Battle, the Devil Has Cookies
As Christians, we are held to higher standards than the world. We are expected to follow the requirements of those in authority over us as long as what they are asking us to do does not conflict with what the Bible commands. We do it because we are representatives of Christ, and our behavior reflects on… Continue reading When Obedience IS the Sacrifice
God does enjoy a good object lesson. In Ezekiel 4, God has the prophet lay on his side, eating food by weight for 380 days, to illustrate the siege of Jerusalem. In Hosea, God has the prophet marry a harlot to show the relationship between faithful God and unfaithful Israel. Both of these stories involve… Continue reading An Object Lesson About Pride in Our Hearts
God’s timing is perfect. Ours is not. It’s one thing to know it and believe it. It’s another thing to experience a situation in which we want something so very badly, and it’s not yet God’s time for it. This morning over breakfast, I think my dog taught me a lesson about God's timing that… Continue reading What My Dog Taught Me About God’s Timing
From the time I was a child, I have always been an independent person. I even remember jerking away from my mother as she tried to help me tie my shoes, saying, “I do it!” In the world, independence is a good thing. It keeps us responsible for our own affairs and moving toward a… Continue reading God Answered The Prayer I Did Not Pray
