I have the gift of “what if”. What if this happens? What if this would have happened? In life, the possibilities that loom, good and bad, seem endless. Living in the “what ifs” robs us of the joy of today. When we are in the dark and don’t know what’s next, we must decide – will we be fear focused or faith focused? Fear cries out. It is a tyrant. Fear is oppressive and harsh….
“But Jesus replied, ‘My Father is always working, and so am I.” John 5:17 My eyes are as wide as an owl. I can’t shut off my mind. Looking for the solution to the problem, the situation that I find myself. There must be an answer. Of course there is and as I struggle to discover it, I remind myself, you can sleep, God’s still awake. I like to help God. Don’t you? Planning is…
“O Lord, how long will you forget me? Forever? How long will you look the other way? How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul, with sorrow in my heart every day?…” Psalm 13:1-2 (NLT) Did you wake up this morning feeling forgotten? Oh, how I understand that feeling. Just like you, there have been seasons where I have felt so invisible. As my fingers tap away, I am listening to Hunter Hayes’…
As I sit reading from my Bible app – YouVersion – a verse in Isaiah stuck out to me as so relevant to where we are today. “I have equipped you for battle though you didn’t even know me”.1 Isaiah is talking about King Cyrus and the prophesy God gave him that Cyrus would be the one given the right to restore Jerusalem and the Temple. King Cyrus was a pagan king and would not understand…
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