At the start of this year I heard the Holy Spirit say this: “2022 will be a year of healing” When God speaks something to us, we are not to look back at a past track record of failure, nor of current circumstances or any global, economical or other landscape. When God speaks to us,Continue reading “Shaping Your Year In Health”
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The Doer Dilemma
When my father retired from work 20 years ago, I remember how he struggled to feel settled and to find a sense of purpose apart from being a “working” man. For a time I think Dad felt a little lost (although he probably would never admit it). The sense of responsibility and achievement he gotContinue reading “The Doer Dilemma”
Response Under Pressure
It’s not the challenge that defines us—it’s the victory! —Tracey Pekkanen Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don’t try to get out of anything prematurely. Let itContinue reading “Response Under Pressure”
What is Truth and Who Gets the Last Word?
Truth is a thing that is immortal and eternal —Flavius Josephus. It is probably fair to say that most people like to have the last word and that many an argument has been given its momentum because of it. Recently my attention was drawn to some verses in Ecclesiastes that describe the purpose of oneContinue reading “What is Truth and Who Gets the Last Word?”
More than Courage
Encouragement can be the difference between getting up, or giving up. —tracey pekkanen In 1 Samuel 30, David and his men had returned to their city to find it had been attacked by an enemy while they were gone. Their houses had been destroyed and their wives and children taken captive —“both young and old”.Continue reading “More than Courage”
Moving Forward
The design and intent of pressure—when applied to a moving object—is to bring that object to a STANDSTILL! —tracey pekkanen At some point in our lives, most of us will experience pressure that will cause us (even if only for a moment) to stop in our tracks. When Moses led the children of Israel outContinue reading “Moving Forward”
God is Faithful
When the morning calls and you rise to begin your day—what do you see? Looking through the window of the day ahead, our view is sometimes filled with unending tasks and constant demands—of problems and challenges to be met and overcome? No matter your location, vocation or situation, there is a view that God wantsContinue reading “God is Faithful”
Be Still and Know
Surrender your anxiety; relax.Be still and realize that I am God.I am God above all the nations,and I am exalted throughout the whole earth. Psalm 46:10 (NKJV) There is something immediately calming… immediately soothing about these words: Be still and know that I am God! It is a reminder of who He is—GOD! Surely we know this right! Surely we know who He is!Continue reading “Be Still and Know”
Don’t Despise the Asses
Over the years I’ve thought about the life of Joseph. We can all take some comfort from his tests and trials, because they were not the end of Joseph’s story, but rather the beginning. Joseph certainly had some spectacularly amazing opportunities to abandon or to reject what God had shown him about his future. IContinue reading “Don’t Despise the Asses”
Psalm 139
He knows everything about you. You are never out of God’s sight. His desire is always for your good, and He knows all too well how to bring together what’s missing or lacking so that your life reflects more perfectly His glory and His purpose. 1 Lord, you know everything there is to know about me.2 YouContinue reading “Psalm 139”