Photo by VisionPic .net from Pexels Who is your God to you? I am not asking for the "right answer" in theological terms, or the Sunday School answer we know sounds right. Everyday, in the most practical terms, in the moment-by-moment life you live, who is your God to you? When you are getting dressed, …
“We realize that we are energized by the Holy Spirit for prayer; and we know what it is to pray in accordance with the Spirit; but we don’t often realize that the Holy Spirit Himself prays prayers in us which we cannot utter ourselves. When we are born again of God and are indwelt by …
Yesterday, I re-blogged a post from J. David Peever entitled “When It All Comes Crashing Down,” a thought-provoking post on the issue of seeking control when things appear to be out of control in our world. Dave stated something in the post that got me thinking. He wrote: “God is the Christian answer but is …
The year 2020 is not likely to be remembered by many as a happy time of life. Difficulty is surrounding us, and uncertainty is our daily experience. And there is not much change in the forecast for 2021. In the midst of all the strife, disruption, sickness, excess death, fires, hurricanes, and political turmoil, there …
Image via Pexels “The glory that you have given me I have given them, so that they may be one, as we are one,I in them and you in me, that they may become completely one….” John 17:22-23 We are living in times that could be characterized by the term, “disunity.” That characterization is perhaps …
Part 3 in a series on finding joy. “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, …
The idea of joy has engaged philosophers, spiritual leaders, writers, and the common folk in the world in a seemingly endless conversation. It seems everyone is in search of joy in this life. Ironically, it seems few people really know what joy really is. To help in understanding what joy is, we can start by …
My dog, Jackson, and I have lived together for five years now. Along this path I have discovered linkages between how my dog responds to me and how I want to respond to my God. Of course, the analogies are incomplete and not everything that Jackson does is noteworthy as a spiritual lesson. Like jumping …
How does our God speak to us in urgent situations? Often, He speaks to us ahead of the situation so we will steer clear of it. At other times He will speak to us with an urgency that, if we are listening, is unmistakable. That our God speaks to our urgent situations has been proven …
Often when believers in God how they will know what the Lord’s will might be, they are given information that is at best not all that useful. “Look in the Scriptures for guidance,” they might be told. And in situations for which the Bible offers guidance, this works. Yet some situations are not covered in …
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