Melt my hard heart
Melt my hard heart, Oh God, and renew a right spirit within me. Why, of why, do I hold on to what is beyond my control, to what is too heavy to bear, to what burdens and saps my strength? Because I have become accustomed to it. It has become my way. Your ways are […]
To Play Like Never Before
What if you arrived for the team tryout and the head coach said, You’re already on the team. Just have fun.? How would you play? Would you just go through the motions? Would you look down your nose at the others? Would you look at the others and wonder why, among all these, you were […]
Boldness Before God is Humbling
God doesn’t concern Himself with small things, just the big stuff. You do not have, because you do not ask. God doesn’t need my advice. You do not have, because you do not ask. God already knows what I need. You do not have, because you do not ask. God’s will be done. There, that […]
Good words inspired by the Good Word II
Dear friends, As we turn the page to March and hope and pray for warmer weather and longer days, here are a few sentiments that held special meaning for me from the pages of my copy of the Upper Room devotional booklet. Perhaps you have some to share in the comments. *** (After a senseless […]
Enough
I am enough. Not, I have had enough! Rather, I have what I need for whatever may come. What I lack will be supplied, My surplus will be distributed. Nothing of me will be left behind. Nothing, but what I give away. God never fails to replace what I give away. I am more than […]
Athlete, Philosopher, Artist
We are all athletes, because we have a body. We are all philosophers, because we think. We are all artists, because we create. We are three in one. Our body declines and we battle to sustain it. Our mind forgets and we battle to remember. Our imagination creates anew. What we have always done and […]
Resting Place
Work hard, and never let up, so when it comes to you, you deserve it. It’s the mantra. It’s the message. It’s how we raise our children and ignite our workforce and justify promotion and pay. But Christ says, “No really. I want you to have this.” And you look out upon this and it’s […]
Welcome Warmth
It is amazing how nature’s handiwork can be so diverse. Hardly could it be dealt by the same hand. Certainly no human hand. Hold us close. Keep us warm and bring us safely back to you.
Child’s Play
How many people don’t step toward God because they aren’t sure of the right direction? I don’t know either. I just lean and, rather than fall on my face, one foot steps out to catch me. God’s like that. Right or left? Good. And again. Good. I know this game! We used to call it […]
First things first: Who’s in charge of the calendar?
If I don’t carve out time for priority items on my calendar, I can be sure that every other thing in life will take their place. Then I will surely try to shoehorn God in somewhere. How different things would be if I put God first and let Him show me where everything else is meant […]