A Prayer On Prayer
Dear Jesus, how desperately I need to learn to pray. And yet, when I am honest, I know that I often do not even want to pray. I am distracted! I am stubborn! I am self-centered! In your mercy, Jesus, bring my "want-er" more in line with my "need-er" so that I can come...
How To Make A Decision
Years ago, I learned an acronym that I have never forgotten: H-A-L-T. It was explained that we are to "halt" or stop whenever we are hungry, angry, lonely or tired. Charles Stanley explains it so well: Commit now never to make important decisions when you are too...
Sacrifice & Prayer & Blessing
Bring Me the sacrifice of your time, and watch to see how abundantly I bless you & your loved ones. Jesus Calling, January 25th This one sentence has made me pause this morning. I wonder how often in life I have gotten this backwards....wanting the blessing...
No, Not, Never
This morning I read Moses' farewell speech, if you will. The Israelites were going to enter the Promised Land without their leader. Moses had taken them as far as God was going to permit him to go. Moses prepares them, with a talking to, as he truly knew the nature of...
Words, Giants & Faith
The story of David & Goliath is a most familiar one to many of us. Young David faces the Philistine, giant of a man, Goliath & slays him with a slingshot & a stone. We tend to focus on the courage of David who faces his fear or giant. And that is certainly...
Hearing, Walking & Holding On
I went to Target last night with Lisa & Sophia. Just us "big girls" were going as Sophia put it. Once parked, Sophia asked if I would carry her. I replied, "Yes" & was able to get as far as the door of the store & then had to put her down. So she proceeded...