“Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you. If someone slaps you on the cheek, offer the other cheek also. If someone demands your coat, offer your shirt also. Give to those who ask: and when things are taken away from you don’t ry to get them back. Do to others as you would have them do to you. If you love only those who love you why should you get credit for that? … He is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked. You must be compassionate just as your Father is Continue Reading
Wait for It … {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
“Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are those who wait on Him” (Isaiah 30:18). I know better. I’ve seen God’s faithfulness. Still, in a season of hard, where I don’t see his answers, it’s easy to let doubt creep in or rather barge in. It’s then, I want to say, “Where are you God? Are you there? Do you care?” But you and I both know by now we can’t see what God sees and we can’t know what he Continue Reading
When My Conversation is Interrupted {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
My definition of prayer? A conversation with God. My definition of conversation? An informal interchange of thoughts and words between persons. Now that these definitions are clear may I ask you a question? Do you ever get distracted and wander when you pray? Oh boy, I do. Especially if I'm trying to pray at bedtime. Best cure for insomnia ever! I might be saying a "thank you" for the day and my words will start mingling with my dream state and I suddenly wake up thinking, Oh dear Continue Reading
The Chicken-Wire Cross – A Metamorphosis in the Making {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
All eyes were on me as I took my turn and pranced up the aisle of the church, a bouquet of spring flowers in hand. It was a magical moment each year as I witnessed the metamorphosis of an old ugly cross. As a child, each February I waited with anticipation for the month March and the azaleas in our yard to bloom. I knew it meant spring was approaching, better than that, Easter was near. While I loved to dream about the Easter basket that would be left by my bed, Easter egg hunts and Continue Reading
A Little Bit of Crazy {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
We all have a story—a story God has written on the pages of our lives so we can retell it to the benefit of others and to God’s glory. One of the first posts I wrote, way back in the day, was a tongue in cheek article about anxiety. I can tease about myself but for most people struggling with anxiety it’s no laughing matter. It’s debilitating. I gave a talk this summer in which I shared part of my story that had to do with panic and peace. Two words as far from each other as the east is Continue Reading
Where Did My Faith Go? {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
It’s doesn’t look good. Will you please pray? Those were the words I heard concerning a friend a while back. Although I said I’d pray and of course I did, I have to admit when I heard the diagnosis I automatically had a grim outlook on the outcome. Right off the bat I let my knowledge of human know-how override the know-how of God. Why would I do that? I absolutely believe that God can do the impossible. So why do I sometimes put so much weight on man’s perspective instead of God’s Continue Reading
