I’ve spent the last 30+ years of my life helping people to seek God. This has prompted a ton of conversations and questions. I have been asked, “How did you find God?” To that I simply reply, “You have to seek Him like your life depends on it, because it does!” People often say, “Why […]
I am continuously amazed at how my flesh wants to make God my project manager instead of bowing to Him as LORD. He is the very God whose words spoke all into being-from the vastness of the universe to the complexity of the human eye. He is the One who knit me in my mother’s […]
This week I have been meditating on two words, “Love” and “Surrender”; both of which are critical components of our salvation and and walk with God. His Love This week we celebrated our culture’s version of love with candy, cards and flowers, but our God’s demonstration of His love stands as the most powerful example […]
For years I was able to look good on the outside. “Managing” my sin while appearing like the well behaved child. I believed what I was doing was right and certainly better than most if not all who I knew. (Yes I was prideful and arrogant) This worked well until I was introduced to God’s […]
Jesus has a way of straight shooting right to the heart of the matter. Whether parable or command, His words rest heavy in our minds. Here Jesus is explaining that to be His disciple it requires complete surrender. He’s asking for us to divorce our flesh and all it’s desires. In our customer-centric consumer […]
There is an evil present in me that wars against everything godly, pure , and right. It seeks to convince me that I can have my cake and eat it too. It often times floods my ear with phrases like “you deserve it”, “go ahead, you are forgiven, you can do whatever you want”, and […]
There are no thoughts or feelings hidden from God. While it is true that that mouth is the overflow of the heart, the LORD knows the overflow long before it leaves the mouth. He knows the hearts and minds of men and acts upon that knowledge. I have caught myself too many times over […]
Are you experiencing victory over and freedom from sin today? The Christian life is to be a life of freedom. Not freedom to sin, but freedom from sin. I think this is one of the hardest things for us to grasp. We stay trapped in a cycle of trying filled by defeat; only to explain […]
There are four words we often forget when we pray….”According to His will”. These are not only words but a lifestyle that shapes all of our activity. We worship, pray and even love others according to His will. There should be no battle of wills. When We receive the gift of salvation we exchanged our […]