Posts Tagged ‘surrender’
Fruit Inspection
I love a good Granny Smith apple. In fact, I like a lot of different kinds of fruit. When I was a kid, we had an apple orchard. There was a bit of an art to helping the trees bear great fruit. It was important to get out in front of the bugs and pests…
Read MoreMy King
I’ve grown up watching movies about Kings and Queens. There were some great kings over the years and lots of corrupt kings as well. There are some kings that rule with kindness, and some are ruthless. We have a democracy here in the United States and our leaders are elected. If they lead and legislate…
Read MoreFaithful
I had the opportunity growing up to see so many examples of people being faithful. My parents and grandparents were faithful to their wives and families. They were faithful to God and walked in obedience. I also watched God’s faithfulness and favor to them. There is a direct connection between my obedience and surrender to…
Read MoreHard Obedience
There have been times when I felt the Lord called me to do something hard, but I must say that it was nothing quite as hard as He asked Hosea. At this time the Lord only spoke to His people through the prophets. This guy, Hosea was following God and the Lord was about to…
Read MoreHonor The Lord
I grew up learning to “honor my father and mother”. I was reminded that things I did or said brought either honor or shame to my family. My last name should mean something in the small community where I lived growing up. As I grew up and grew closer to the Lord, I realized that…
Read MoreRepent
I sometimes feel like this word is my middle name. I find myself repenting often because of my sin. I miss the mark very often. If you look at my life on the outside, I don’t appear so bad. The Lord knows my heart and He sees it all and it’s not all good. As…
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