My friends and family know I walk on a regular basis. But, do they know why I walk? It used to be for exercise. You know, the fast walk. I still get some exercise, but that purpose has become secondary. I really don’t walk fast enough to burn many calories. It is more like a stroll and I tend to pause every once in a while as I focus on a thought or listen. More importantly, I don’t walk alone….
Dear Reader, Do you sing the song “Holy Ground” in your worship service? We do. Like many, you probably feel His presence there. Where God is, is holy ground. We sing that song at church too. But I’m wondering who goes home leaving the holy ground behind? We might leave the feelings behind, but not God. So where is God?. He said through the prophet Jeremiah that He fills all space. And through King David, He said that David could…
Just the thought of being rewarded for some good I have done brings me a sense of anticipation. It encourages me to try harder. Sometimes it seems that any good we might do is canceled out by our failures making our efforts seem fruitless. Source of rewards Jesus wants to prevent those inevitable failures. Yes, they are inevitable because it is from our efforts. It is our resources. Flesh. Apostle Paul tells us that in him, the best of the…
Finding inner peace. Peace with ourselves. We all long for that. You know, the inner conflict we struggle with that keeps peace away. That inner tug-of-war between what self wants and what God is wanting for us. Remember how Paul described his inner turmoil in Romans 7? He wanted to do what was right, but found himself doing the opposite. Living independently from God is the path Adam and Eve chose. We struggle with that same temptation. In chapter 8…
Successful Christian Do you wonder how to make spiritual success real in your life? How do you overcome besetting sins? How to be more loving, patient, etc.? What has been done for us has already been done. There is no more for Jesus to do for us. It has already been done. He did it all through His life, death and resurrection. It is done. Even He said it as He was dying. Remember? He said, “It is finished.” How…
I would like to share an excerpt from my upcoming E-book called Walking on Water. Our Christian life is made real by faith. Walking on water is an example of believing and substantiating, making real the promises of God. Introduction Today we can choose to believe. Today we can choose to walk on water. “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” Hebrews 11:1 Walking on water is a picture of faith. Faith…
What does your life feel like each day? Stressed? Is it fragmented? Do you feel torn to pieces? Is there so much going on that it feels like a spinning merry-go-round? We all have many roles to play – parent, student/employee, leader, wife/husband, brother/sister. We are made up of many roles which switch at a moment’s notice. Often we don’t finish one responsibility before another is pushing in on us. We begin to feel fragmented, torn to pieces, stretched beyond our…
What do we need to live a victorious Christian life? What do we need to make us true, fruitful, successful Christians? Jesus. Jesus. Jesus. Everything we receive from God is part of Jesus. He doesn’t give us experiences apart from Jesus. The fruit of the Spirit is Jesus. Everything we learn from Him is what is already in Jesus. Revealing more and more of Jesus. It is releasing Him to live out Himself in and through us by giving Him…
Prayer Do you struggle with prayer? What is prayer? Would you like to go deeper? Prayer is: Worship – adoring the holy, incomprehensible One Conversation – two-sided conversation Sharing – we sharing our thoughts and concerns with God and He sharing His thoughts and concerns with us. Prayer is more than asking and giving thanks. It is communicating. It is sharing your inner most thoughts with your closest friend. It is your Friend sharing His innermost thoughts with you. God…
Annoyed When something irritates or annoys us do we rebuke it or do we surrender that to God to remove our irritated reaction? Is our spirit that is united with Christ’s spirit irritated? No, our spirit is one with the Spirit of Christ and wants what He wants. It is our flesh that is irritated. Flesh is enmity with God. It doesn’t want spiritual things. Don’t expect it to. We can’t reform our flesh. Our natural self, our flesh was…
