When I think about my faithfulness – I feel pretty good about it. If I look below the surface I see how unfaithful I am to the Lord’s call upon my life. He calls me to consult Him in everything. He calls me to trust Him in everything and with everything. I still go my…
This is word I’m pretty familiar with. The older I get; the easier it is to loose my balance and stumble. The word stumble is defined as a momentary loss of balance. It’s an “almost fall”. If I stumble a lot, I’m considered clumsy. There is a difference between stumbling and falling. There is a…
I’ve been called before. It’s not always a negative term. There are times to dig in and not back up. It takes a big person to note that a mistake has been made. Stubborn is defined as: “having or showing dogged determination not to change one’s attitude or position on something – despite good arguments…
I believe forgiveness is a process and an event. Let me explain. Sometimes I am hurt so deeply that forgiveness is the last thing on my mind. In fact, retaliation is what I’m dwelling on. I think forgiveness is probably one of the most challenging parts of my life. Over the years I’ve been hurt…
I remember growing up hearing the descriptive term, “tender hearted”. It usually was describing someone who shows emotion at the “drop of a hat”. According to that definition, I became a “tender hearted” person. Sad movies make me cry. When I see someone going through hardship, it breaks my heart. I actually cry at other…
One of my fond memories of my days as a student pastor was teaching Children’s Church. I would often use object lessons to make the main point I was teaching about on a particular Sunday. I remember one I was teaching on the subject of God’s forgiveness and I was using “Flash Paper” that is…
When I turned 50 years old, I began to think more about the finish line of life than ever before. I can’t help it – it just comes into my mind. How long do I have on earth? What will my family be like without me? What will people really say about me when I’m…
Daniel is a wise and devoted follower of God. He received a vision of The Great War between the North & the South. Now it is NOT the Civil war of these United States. It was, however a war among the kings that were rising quickly in power and taking over regional cities and building…
I can’t count how many times that the Lord has answered my prayers. I have become bolder in my prayer life. There have been times when my prayers were so very desperate and I know the Lord hears my heart through my prayers. My heart has always been His concern. I have prayed prayers that…