" Come to Me all you who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you for My yoke is easy and My burden is light." I've heard it quoted this way a thousand times. It makes sense. Give Jesus your burden and your load gets lighter. Give …
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Un-guard My Heart
I pick up my copy of The Broken Way by Ann Voskamp. My highlighter bleeds on nearly every page. One line echoes off the page and seeps into my soul. And the tears spill. And my heart is rent in two as I remember. Because I "was the friend who has slapped up cold, guarded walls …
Jesus Marveling Faith
Mustard Seed Faith Time and time again mustard seed faith is taught from the pulpit. We know this faith well. As Matthew 5:17 states "faith the size of a mustard seed moves mountains". Mustard seeds are tiny and miniscule. That's not really much faith. But still the smallest amount of faith accomplishes much. Abraham Faith …
Well Laid Plans
January 9th, 2013. Four years ago. The Facebook memory app just reminded me what happened that day. It's not exactly a day I care to remember but it was a pivotal point in my life. An event that would cause me to re-evaluate my life and the choices I had made. It was the hardest …
Blind Faith
" For we walk by faith, not by sight." 2 Corinthians 5:7 When we walk by faith, we walk blindly. Walking by faith takes trust. Trusting that the One guiding us will not lead us astray; that He will keep us safe. When we walk by our own perceptions; we see what lies ahead. We see …
In Season and Out
I guess you could call this my debut piece. I wrote it way back in 2008 when writing 'notes' on Facebook was the cool thing to do. It's now here for safekeeping and for your benefit. Mark 11:12-14 Now the next day, when they had come out from Bethany, He was hungry. And seeing …
A Heart of Value
What if we had the imaging technology to see our hearts through God's eyes?
A Heart to Know Him
Jeremiah 24:7 KJV "I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart." Today this verse strikes a cord with me. For the longest time, I knew about God. …
No More Permissive Will
Proverbs 19:21 " There are many plans in a man’s heart, Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand." How true this is! And oh the countless times I've chosen to learn this the hard way! God has a special plan for all of His children! If only we would choose to be obedient, if only we would …
The Dwelling Place
Today in a moment of calm at church, I'm lead to what has become my go-to scripture. Psalm 37:4 " Delight thyself also in the Lord; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart." Delight in Him, be joyful in Him, love Him, set your affections in Him. But then I see that …
