He Is Committed
When two Scriptures are so beautifully paired, God speaks and teaches and delivers His truth into my heart. "So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ." (Romans 10:17, NLT) "And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you,...
For Such A Time
"And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?" (Esther 4:12b, NIV) "Often huge accomplishments are made merely because people were in the right place in the will of God at the right time. Yet some people miss opportunities to make a...
Comfort
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Comfort. The sight of the word conjures up imagines of comfort food, comfy clothes, and an overall encompassing feeling of satisfaction or relief. After all, if...
Beautiful Things
"I will sing to the Lord because he is good to me." (Psalm 13:6, NLT) We tend to base the goodness of the Lord towards us on our current circumstances and this can leave us in a state of spiritual amnesia and shortsightedness. Not at all healthy for us. The psalmist...
Three Qualities of a Friend
A true friend is someone who always lets you in and never lets you down. (Tim Keller) We all need friends, relationships, in our lives. To go through life alone would be lonely, unbearably so. At a quick glance, Proverbs offers us insight into the qualities of a good...
Learning to Lean
Decisions do not come easy for me as I fear being wrong. Fear can immobilize me every time as I do not want to make a bad decision, especially when its impact will be felt by those I love. Such was the case recently. Waking early as is my custom, opening to the...