Short, daily reflections on specific Bible passages, aimed at encouraging readers in their daily spiritual walk.
“He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.” Job 8:21 Dear Father, I want to laugh today. I want to have a laughing fit with You. One of those hold your side, lose your breath, tears roll down the cheeks, and flounder on the floor kind of fits. […]
“I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will not enter into it.” Mark 10:15 Dear Father, Living across the street from an elementary school can be interesting to say the least, but lately I’ve noticed a change in the children. Their steps seem a […]
“My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.” Psalm 63:5 Dear Father, Being born in the Deep South, I grew up on soul-food. Most of that food was grown fresh in our back yard by my folks and one not so happy youngster. I […]
Launch out into the deep… Luke 5:4 Dear Father, This morning I am in Safe Harbor where you have provided calm waters and gentle breezes. I have weathered some ferocious storms and my little boat has taken a beating. There have been torrential rains and hurricane winds tossing me about in the blackest of nights. […]
“For as the soil makes the sprout come up and a garden causes seed to grow, so the Sovereign Lord will make righteousness and praise spring up before all nations.” Isaiah 61:11 Dear Father, Even my simple mind knows that seeds don’t sprout from porcelain, flowers don’t grow on chandeliers, and fruit doesn’t ripen on […]
Image via Wikipedia A prayer from the Valley of Vision: O GOD Though I am allowed to approach thee I am not unmindful of my sins, I do not deny my guilt, I confess my wickedness, and earnestly plead forgiveness. May I with Moses choose affliction rather than enjoy the pleasures of sin. Help me […]
…work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. – Philippians 2:12b-14 I’m still stuck on this verse. God still has it set before my heart and as an artist I study it, trying to take in […]
…work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. – Philippians 2:12b-14 God calls us to work out that which he is working in us. Sometimes this can be more difficult then what it sounds. So often […]
My son is a Marine who has very recently left for Iraq on his first deployment. I miss Him already. His world just got bigger as mine just got smaller. Although I have been preparing myself for this day, I still struggled with sadness and anxiety when it finally came. When he left my false […]
When God tests our faith, and holds us over the fire to test and refine us, it hurts. We grief and cry like anyone else. The difference is we still cling to God in our pain. We draw closer to him and cling tighter to him in faith and trust while those who do not […]
