Faith is not a four letter word. But sometimes I feel like it is. The fever blisters on my hand (rather than my lips like most people) are the personification of the stress I placed on myself last month. Stress I didn’t really need to have because God had the situation under control. I confess, now that I can see …
Vouchsafed
For three things I thank God every day of my life:thanks that he has vouchsafed me knowledge of his works;deep thanks that he has set in my darkness the lamp of faith;deep, deepest thanks that I have another life to look forward to–a life joyous with light and flowers and heavenly song. Helen Keller I almost hate messing up the …
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Spread Your Wings
Why do you say, O Jacob,and complain, O Israel,“My way is hidden from theLord;my cause is disregarded bymy God? Do you not know?Have you not heard?The Lord is the everlasting God,the Creator of the ends of the earth.He will not grow tired or wearyand His understanding no onecan fathom.He gives strength to the wearyand increases the power of theweak.Even youths …
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How Many Times?
I grew up knowing there was a God who loved me. Who loved us. I grew up learning about Jesus. He was the Good Shepherd. He healed everybody who asked. He died on a cross and rose again. Child like faith was so simple. Yet even as I grew older, and life more complicated I still felt very secure in …
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Not our Talent
My prayer for you and me today: “With this in mind we constantly pray for you, that God may count you worthy of His calling, and that by His power He may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith.” (2 Thess. 1:11) Our talent isn’t needed to fulfill the purpose God has for us. …
