It’s Friday. Do you ever get to Friday and think, “Well, it’s the end of the week. I can’t get that much done now. It’s too late.” Actually, (you may not want to hear this!) Friday is just as good as Monday. It just doesn’t feel like it because our mind is already headed toward […]
Nothing pulls us to prayer faster than crisis. As it should. And these days, it seems there are so many difficult situations to take before the Lord. It is a critical time in the lives of our loved ones and in the life of our nation. As the return of Jesus draws ever closer, we […]
I was listening to one of my favorite songs the other day, “Lose My Soul” by TobyMac, featuring Kirk Franklin and Mandisa. I was singing along with Mandisa and the phrase, “Livin’ in the light of eternity” stuck with me. I’ve always loved that turn of phrase. It holds such a huge concept in a […]
Ever have days when you’re so tired you feel you’re dragging yourself through the day? Ever face a situation that seemed so long and difficult you felt you were dragging yourself through life? When Will It Change? Sometimes when we feel we are treading water (or maybe going under for the third time!), we are […]
A young father came home from work one day exhausted. Nothing had gone right at the office, his boss was angry, and there was an accident on the freeway making him late for dinner. At the table, he told his wife and two kids about how his project at work wasn’t coming together the way […]
Stress? What Stress? I used to go to my chiropractor “all crinkled up.” (He called it subluxated. Whatever.) He would ask me if my stress level was high. If I said, “Yes,” he would then ask, “Is it going to get better?” Great question. Sometimes we are in a specific situation that is short term […]
An amazing story takes place in II Kings 6:8-22. The king of Aram was trying to attack the king of Israel’s territory. But the prophet Elisha kept warning the king of Israel where the attacks would come. The king of Aram became so frustrated, he asked his men if one of them was a spy. […]
Back in November, I posted about “Spiritual Weapons: Praise” and I wanted to continue on this topic with some more thoughts about spiritual warfare. So, I’m going to post about this on Fridays for awhile. I hope you’ll join me! I’m really blessed because I’ve grown up with a knowledge of spiritual warfare. I’ve heard […]
I love New Year’s. I really do. I love looking out into a beautiful new start–12 fresh, untouched months. However … I almost never “blaze” into a New Year. For many years, I would always be sick the first week of January. I’m so happy I figured out eating sugar the whole month of December […]
Only Good News, Please I think there should be a rule that you can only have good news during December and only good things can happen in December—in honor of Christmas, of course! But that is just not the way life works. Things that aren’t so good happen in December too. People get in car […]