The Fragrance God Loves to Smell
"Awake, north wind! Rise up, south wind! Blow on my garden and spread its fragrance all around." (Song of Solomon 4:16, NLT) "Sometimes God causes severe winds of trial to blow upon His children to develop their gifts. Just as a torch burns more brightly when waved...
Accountability
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Accountability. Accountability ... being answerable or having to give an answer for one's actions, or lack thereof. Accountability...
The Turning & Stirring of Hearts {{Let’s Have Coffee}}
I woke up earlier than usual on a recent morning. Pouring some coffee into my mug, I sat down to see what was going on in the world since I had headed to sleep. Not much had changed, in fact, much was still the same. Various news stories left yet unanswered questions,...
Humility, Gratitude, and Guidance
Last week our morning group began the Hello Mornings Study, Then I Will Go . In the coming four weeks, we hope to learn lessons from the book of Esther on Obedience, Victory, and God's Providence. We began with reading 2 Chronicles 36:11-21. I read it the first time...
Secret Prayer
The value of time spent in prayer each day is greatly under estimated. Yet when we commit to spend time in prayer, we realize our lives are richer for having done so. As we continue in The Path of Prayer this week, Samuel Chadwick brings us to examine the life of...
Obstacles Serve His Purposes
"I will make all My mountains a road, And My highways will be raised up." (Isaiah 49:11, NASB) "God will make our obstacles serve His purposes. We all have mountains in our lives, and often they are people and things that threaten to block the progress of our...