In this coming new year, take time to look back. Look back at what God has done, His faithfulness, His provision, His comfort, His peace, and His unfailing love. Reflect on God’s power — His power that got you through the hard times, through the difficulties, the lows, the tears, … Continue reading →
During a difficult time in my life, I slept with a loaded gun under my pillow. I needed protection. I also needed strength, so I joined a gym and lifted weights. Friends would hover over me encouraging, providing help in case my muscles became too weak to continue lifting. They … Continue reading →
Loved ones are no longer with us, the days are shorter, darker, and colder. The season says celebrate, but it’s hard sometimes, difficult to even think about decorating and celebrating. I didn’t get out our big tree, we have some small ones to sit on the floor and in a … Continue reading →
Christmas is a wonderful time, yet also can be a very difficult time. Life is hard, people we love are no longer with us, tornadoes strike and devastate, illness hits and leaves us struggling to breathe. However, there is hope. Christmas is more than a date on the calendar, much … Continue reading →
I realized something this morning, something I need to remember. We don’t need to feel guilty for not doing what we are not called to do. If God has called us to do something, then we need to do it. (If we run from His calling watch out for whales … Continue reading →
In Acts 28:1, Luke wrote “after we were brought safely through” (ESV). The interesting thing is he, Paul, and everyone on a ship had just experienced a horrible storm and shipwreck. Unfortunately, many people would not say they had been “brought safely through,” or had escaped, they would fixate on … Continue reading →
Howling winds and storm waves lashed at the ship. In a desperate attempt to not run aground, cargo was thrown overboard. The men lost hope, they couldn’t eat, couldn’t fight against the dangerous storm. Yet one man stood and told them to take heart, have courage, that although the ship … Continue reading →
