What if you woke up this morning and found the only things you had left were the things you thanked God for yesterday? ~ Terry Shock I am afraid I would lose many of the treasures I take for granted. What about you? Did you thank God yesterday for your ability to see, hear, touch, taste, and speak? What about for your sense of balance, ability to sleep and to digest your food? Did you thank God for clean water, hot water, and indoor plumbing? What people would you miss if you hadn’t taken Continue Reading
Why Should I Forgive? {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
“Will you help me control my thinking?” The airport shuttle driver’s question surprised me. He’d obviously overheard my conversation with the woman leaving the shuttle. His landlady, who called herself a Christian, had wronged him. Hurt and anger showed in his eyes. How could I help this man see that to be freed from his pain he needed to forgive the woman who’d caused it? Continue Reading
How to Stop Negative Self-Talk {Recharge Wednesday Linkup}
Have accusing thoughts ever attacked you after you tried to help someone know Jesus better? Have you left a Bible study group wishing you hadn’t opened your mouth? What’s up with that? Years ago, a knowledgeable guide entertained a group of moms and kids on a fieldtrip to a local historic site. However, I sensed her emptiness and wanted to talk to her about the Lord. My conversation didn’t go as I’d hoped. That’s when the negative self-talk began. Internal accusations pelted me as I Continue Reading
How to Speak God’s Love Language {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
“My husband doesn’t show me love,” a distraught woman complained. Her husband was a good provider, maintained her car, vacuumed the house, and cleaned up after supper. But acts of service were not her love language. Because she longed for quality time this woman didn’t recognize her husband’s actions as demonstrations of love. A hunger to express and receive love runs through human DNA. This made me wonder if that need extends to our relationship with God. If so, how do we speak God’s love Continue Reading
What You Need to Know About God’s Sovereignty {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
The topic of God’s sovereignty can stir many emotions. It comforts me to know God has supreme power over my enemies. It confuses me why He lets bad things happen to good people. If God has the power to stop wrong, why doesn’t He? Why did He let your child get cancer or your spouse be unfaithful? Why does He let you waste time and money on a mystery illness when He can heal you? A Giant Mystery The Bible reveals divine sovereignty, human responsibility, and an earth under the curse of sin Continue Reading
Rethinking My Priorities {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
Years ago, the little booklet “My Heart, Christ’s Home” challenged me to move from viewing Christ as a guest in my heart to giving Him full ownership and control of my life. One morning I woke up with that analogy on my mind. I thought about my literal house as a picture of my soul. I imagined how my priorities might clash with His if He came to help me bring order to my home. Here is my imagined conversation with Christ: “Let’s attack the front porch. Everyone sees it. We can power wash Continue Reading
