I want to offer a bit of encouragement to you today about a situation that seems to be common to all of us who pray. We’ve all been in the position where we are desperately asking God to answer a prayer. Yes? We watch and we wait. Watch and wait. Finally, we see an open door. Yes, we say, thank you Lord! Knowing God has heard us, we walk through the open door only to have the disappointment of it slamming in our face or worse, we walk through, the door shuts behind us and we realize we’re in Continue Reading
LOVE Sometimes means confronting with TRUTH {Atlanta Journal Constitution}
“Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened.” — Winston Churchill Aneurin Bevan, also known as Nye Bevan, was a Welsh Labor Party politician who acted as minister of health in Great Britain’s post-war government between 1945 and 1951. During his time as a politician, he became known as a harsh critic of those whom, he believed, “opposed the working man.” Among others, Prime Minister Winston Churchill was a primary Continue Reading
Discrimination and Stress {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. (Proverbs 17:22) Discrimination, which is a form of rejection, includes the emotions of loneliness, unacceptance, unforgiveness, fear, anger, and guilt. These emotions, left unchecked, can manifest into both mental and physical health issues for those who experience them, as documented in a recent APA study called Stress In America - The Impact of Discrimination. The latest bandaid that Americans have come up with Continue Reading
What Is Your Empty Jar Today?
She stared at the ceiling as her eyes adjusted to the dim light of the rising sun piercing through the window. It would be another dry, rainless day. She got out of bed and rushed to the room where the two jars laid on the floor. She looked at them, and wondered whether this would be the day when provision would finally cease. Reluctantly, she reached into the first jar of clay, and smiled when the oily texture touched her fingers. She brought them to her mouth, closing her eyes, Continue Reading
Failed Promises {#ReachargeWednesday LINKUP}
David Miller for #ReachargeWednesday LINKUP “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5 If one were to attempt to summarize human nature as a whole in words, it would be no shock to most that the writer might describe us as a people who are quite simply very fickle in our commitments – that’s right, we tend to spin like a weather vain rather than hold our ground when it comes to keeping our word. Have you been on the disappointing end Continue Reading
God Stirs up the Nest… to Teach Us to Soar {Atlanta Journal Constitution}
When I was about 10 years old, my mom, a psychology high school teacher at that time, showed me pictures of the American eagle for the first time while reading a captivating story about their resilience, perseverance and strength. I remember listening to her dramatic voice, spellbound, while images of that majestic bird danced in my mind. That story birthed a lifetime love and fascination for the American eagle. Hence, it’s no wonder I was beyond excited when a friend told me of the Continue Reading
