Circumstances, control, death, Destiny, Jesus, living

What Would You Do Differently Today?: A Poem about living

  If you knew the number of your days. If nothing seemed to be going your way. And pain and strife were your middle name What would you do differently today?     If Elohiym had whispered to you That in a few days He would choose To bring you home rather than rescue you What would you do?   …

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Choices, Circumstances, control, Disappointments, divorce, God in control, God's wisdom, goodness of God, prayer, Promised Land, sovereignty, Spirit promptings

Hardened Hearts

  I will never in a million years understand how our free-will and God’s sovereignty work together. It’s a great mystery. We are given free-will to make our own choices yet God is in control. A well known story in the Bible is a perfect example of my quandary: the hardening of Pharaoh’s heart. In case you aren’t familiar with it or need …

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calling, Circumstances, fruits of the spirit, Jesus Calling, joy, worship

How to have Joy despite Your Circumstances

Remember that joy is not dependent on your circumstances….True joy is the by-product of living in My Presence. Therefore you can experience it in palaces, in prisons…anywhere (Jesus Calling October 5). I need to be reminded of this. Sometimes when I’m stuck in the middle of my calling–it’s been years since I’ve heard the call, yet I’m just half-way to getting to where I think …

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