Do you know that feeling of a restless heart? Sometimes we experience it even though life isn’t too bad. Things are good, but we just can’t shake the feeling that something is missing or needs to be fixed. We’ve lost our joy. We’re not happy. The things that used to be fulfilling are not. Other times our circumstances are …
Seven Promises of God to Stand on When You’re Having a Bad Day
It wasn’t a “terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day,” but I FELT like it was. Have you had one of those days? You honk at the car in front of you taking toooooo long to realize the light is green. You yell at the cat or your husband for no reason, and you think . . . what is wrong …
Bible Reading Plan on Trust
I could hear her tears as she told me her frustrations and fears. I held the phone close to my ear straining to hear every word, and I silently prayed to God to grant me the right answer to her questions. I wanted to fix it. That’s what we do, isn’t it? We want to fix the problems. But sometimes …
Praying With Power
They sit in front of me in need of a tissue while tears pour down their faces. They come every Sunday after the sermon. Our prayer team awaits them ready to battle in prayer. Most days the stories and needs aren’t too difficult, but sometimes, the heartbreak is great, and so is the darkness that created it. Today …
Fill Me Up Please
One dark summer night, I gave up. I could not convince the one debating me, so I gave in. Despite my years of walking with God, and my study in the Word, and the call on my life, I threw it all away. “I’ll just put all religions together. They’re all the same,” I proclaimed. But they aren’t. As soon …