"So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ."(Romans 10:17 ESV) "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." (Hebrews 11:1 ESV) How is your faith? Sad to say mine has hit a pot hole and sank a little. I...
"...we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ." (2 Cor. 10:5b NIV) Last week I wrote an article on dissatisfaction and how you can be feeling ecstatic one moment, and with the entrance of one thing--something as big as the trials you are currently...
So you think you heard God give you a promise of deliverance from whatever it is you're going through, but things just continue to get worse... It leaves you wondering, doesn't it? "Did I really hear God's voice? Maybe it was my imagination. Maybe God doesn't speak to...
Hubby and I headed to dinner with our good friends, chatting about life. “There were helicopters and police cars all around our neighborhood” they said. “Police stood outside with bullhorns ordering to stay indoors.” “Oh my, what or who were they looking for?” I...
A patient of mine was discouraged yesterday, and as I tried to pour out comforting words, I couldn't help thinking, "poor guy!" You see, I knew his medical history. I knew there weren't many silver linings to his clouds, many bright spots to focus on. Later that...
"'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'" (Jer 29:11, NIV2) A man, a beggar, sat at the temple gate, begging for money. He had been lame his entire life, and his sole...
"When evening came, he was there alone, but the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it." (Matt 14:23,24). Alone in a fishing boat, adrift in a storm. Streaks of lightening momentarily...
“With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the LORD: ‘He is good; his love to Israel endures forever.’ And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.” (Ezra 3:11) What a wonderful day! After 70...
"But I said, "I have labored to no purpose; I have spent my strength in vain and for nothing." (Isa 49:4) Poor Isaiah! I can just hear the utter frustration and despair that caused him to pen these words! Isaiah was a prophet called by God Himself: "Then I heard...
Dear Friends, I was praying today and God gave me this word that I felt led to share with you. At first I thought it was for a friend of mine I was praying for and it was, but then God told me to share it with everyone, so here it is..... God told me the sound...