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”
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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”
Thoughts and Imaginations
Your imagination is your preview of life’s coming attractions. —Albert Einstein What a gift God has given us to be able to imagine and see into the realm of possibility. As a young child, I was a dreamer—imagining far-away fantastical places where adventure awaited. I would look up at a rainbow that adorned the sky withContinue reading “Thoughts and Imaginations”
Perspective!
Perspective depends less on what you see, than it does the place from which you see. —TRACEY PEKKANEN One afternoon I was trying to read a book. While flicking through the pages and straining to read the small print, I thought: “I wish I had my reading glasses”. Then I found my reading glasses! They were sitting on the top ofContinue reading “Perspective!”
The Power of Forgiveness
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. —Mark Twain Like most of you, I have had some spectacularly fabulous opportunities to be offended and hurt by the attitudes, words and actions of others. I have had my seasons of grappling with forgiveness. Jesus spoke a lot aboutContinue reading “The Power of Forgiveness”
What Forgiveness Is—And What It Is Not
What Forgiveness Is Forgiveness is always a choice—not a feeling. Feelings and emotions need to come with a warning label! They are not always your friend! Emotions have no brains: they don’t think; they’re not logical; they’re not always reasonable! They just “feel”… and feelings not anchored in truth, mislead. The sad reality is thatContinue reading “What Forgiveness Is—And What It Is Not”
The Best is Yet to Come
It is more important to go slow and gain the lessons you need along the journey than to rush the process and arrive at your destination empty. —Germany Kent In my house, just above the entrance to the hallway, hangs a sign that says: “The best is yet to come“! Sometimes I glance up at that signContinue reading “The Best is Yet to Come”
Pray and Believe
God wants us to have faith that He hears us when we pray, and that Heaven is on the move to influence, change and rearrange things to bring about the desired result. Who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is the One who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right handContinue reading “Pray and Believe”
Observe the Light
When the storms of life come—and they come to all—it is faith in God’s eternal goodness and His promises that makes the light break through in the darkness. —Tracey Pekkanen When the path you tread withholds the light When you cannot see—as if t’was night Then take faith’s step, not born of sight And makeContinue reading “Observe the Light”
The Reflection
The words to this poem began over 20 years ago. I was living and studying abroad at the time. They flowed as if from God’s heart directly to mine. I hope it speaks to you as it has often spoken to me. To whom do you compare yourself?Do you think it is unwise?By what standardContinue reading “The Reflection”
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