I posted many posts before I published my blog, so I am reposting this one since it was appropriate for my heart again today.
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Let’s be honest, most of us spend a great deal of time focusing on how to improve our lot in life. We think about how we can increase our income, improve our health, and find satisfaction in our relationships. It’s rare that we meditate as much on how we can bless others. Yet, in the…
shining Through the darkness
I can’t imagine a life without You—it would not be life at all! You have transformed my life—transferred me from the darkness and brought me into your marvelous light (Col.1:13). You have held me in times of despair and traded your strength for my weakness (2 Cor. 12:9). I bring you nothing, and You give me everything (Rom. 8:32).
Running the Race
Lord, time truly flies. I know that it won’t be long before I am standing in your presence. That is why I cannot grieve long over those who have gone ahead of me. I miss them, but know that they are free from the struggles of this earth and would never want them back here….
Camping in the Wilderness
Sometimes it seems as though my whole life has been a wilderness experience. My mother once told me she had never known anyone who had suffered as much as I had. Her statement was made after I had gone through several years of intense tribulation, and I must admit that God certainly gave me some…
A Life Cut Short
Back in October, my sister Paula lost her only child Michael. He was only 31 years old, and we couldn’t help but ask God why he had to leave us so soon. As I was praying over it, His comfort came, and I was able to speak at his memorial service. Scroll to about 20…
They’re Driving Me Crazy!
When People “Make” us Anxious… Lord, today I ask You to remove any anxious ways in me. It is so easy to allow the circumstances of life and people to plunge me into stress and anxiety. How did You do it? You were so connected to the Father that with a sea of hurting people…