I recently came across an illustration about patience and long-suffering that gave me great pause. According to a supposedly traditional Hebrew story, Abraham was sitting outside his tent one evening when a weary old traveler walked by. The old man looked tired and hungry from a long journey. Abraham rushed out to help the stranger, inviting him into his tent. There he washed the man’s feet and gave him food and drink. Without hesitation, the old traveler began eating his food before Continue Reading
I Can’t Believe I Ate the Whole Thing! {#RechargeWednesday LINKUP}
Post by: Christy Mobley The other night I dreamt the house was on fire. I sat straight up in the bed and like a blind person groping for a fire extinguisher my hand fumbled about the bedside table knocking stuff over until… Ahhh, I found it! Gaviscon. One swig of the cool-minty-green liquid and the fire was out. At least for the moment. If you haven’t already guessed, yeah I have that insidious, nasty acid reflux! The term even sounds caustic. Acid. Reeee-flux. This condition has Continue Reading
Living with Adversity in the Arms of Jesus
As I sit here today, I am experiencing adversity in a large way and needing the arms of Jesus to get me through. I've tried in my own power to fix the situation at hand many times over and it's just not working out the way that I thought that it would or should! So, from my heart, God is sharing truth that I will now share with you and hopefully it will comfort us all and teach us His infinite wisdom that will take us through our adversity to the other side one day, where peace will prevail Continue Reading
Not Raising the Walking Dead {#RechargeWednesday with Alison Everill}
I was like Hannah who cried out, “For this child I have prayed!” And pray I did. Doctors gave little hope that my hubs and I would ever be able to have children. Then in God’s sovereign and perfect timing, we were overjoyed to welcome 3 boys in almost as many years. I wish I had a dime for every diaper I changed during those frenzied, fantastic days. Instant college fund! I was a church kid, and so are my boys. That’s a good thing! However, I have this haunting fear that I am going to Continue Reading
Finding Elim: A Lesson On Chasing Holy Ever After {#RechargeWednesday LINKUP}
"It was there at Marah that the Lord set . . to test their faithfulness to him." - Exodus 15:25 - One of the last statements to reach my ears directly from the mouth of my college sweetheart was: "Now I can finally live happily ever after" - words that would coincide with the marriage to her "new" husband. In the rear view mirror was a 21 year marriage and divorce where quite possibly she was more married to an idea than to a man . . an idea of a kind of life as a Pastor's life that was free Continue Reading
Could God Be Waiting on You? {Recharge LINKUP Party}
Luke 17:11-14 “When He saw them, He said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were going, they were cleansed.” v.14 They left their hiding place when they heard that He was passing by. They approached the gathering from a distance, for they knew they weren’t welcome. They saw Him and the multitude that followed. Was He really Messiah? Was He really the great Healer and Deliverer? Shame and pain took over their souls, as bystander’s watched from afar, running Continue Reading
