On the days when my body is rebelling because the chronic pain has returned, I literally groan. I cry out through words, or I cry out through tears, as I lose heart over my weakness. Usually, this groaning issues from disappointment, fear, grumbling, and sadness over being laid up on the couch—again. Over canceled plans—again.
Jesus, I need you! You are my Lord, my God, my King. You are worthy of all of my worship. Help me, by your grace, to know you and love you so deeply and dearly that the things of this world fade away and grow strangely dim. I want to worship you and you alone.
I really, really needed to relax, unwind, and recover. I desperately need a vacation. I am in deep comatose. Yes spiritually i am in a very deep comatose. I felt angry and confused at why God would allow this. Didn’t he care? Do I believe God is good by what I see or do I
What is the driving force in your life? Everyone’s life is driven by something. Most dictionaries define the verb drive as “to guide, to control, or to direct.” Whether you are driving a car, a nail, or a golf ball, you are guiding, controlling, and directing it at that moment. Right now you may be
God has planted eternity in the human heart. He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end. – Ecclesiastes 3:11 This life is not all there is. Life on earth is
Change requires new thinking. In order to change, we must learn the truth and start making good choices, but we also must change the way we think. The way you think determines the way you feel, and the way you feel determines the way you act. If you want to change the way you act,
Often we’re afraid of making the wrong decision, and that creates stress. Maybe you’re facing a decision about a major issue: “Should I hold on, or should I let go?” “Should I get in, or should I get out?” “Should I get married?” “Should I find a new job?” “Should I move?” When you can’t
God is far more interested in changing my mind than changing my circumstances. We want God to take away all of the problems, pain, sorrow, suffering, sickness, and sadness. But God wants to work on me first, because transformation won’t happen in my life until I renew my mind, until my thoughts begin to change.
Your choices are far more powerful than your circumstances. You may not like how complicated your life has become. But with few exceptions, no one is forcing you to keep your life complicated. You have the power to simplify your life. In fact, God expects us to assume responsibility for our lives and to carefully
When God wants to remove the defects in my life, he doesn’t just snap his fingers so that it happens instantly. He does it gradually. When God wants to make a mushroom, he takes six hours, but when he wants to make an oak tree, he takes 60 years. Do you want to be a