Contentment

“See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than  according to Christ.” Colossians 2:8 Who are you listening to?  Are you believing the world’s ways or God’s ways?  How…

“’Am I a God who is near,’ declares the Lord,  ‘And not a God far off? Can a man  hide himself in hiding places So I do not see him?’ declares the Lord. ‘Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?’” Declares the Lord.” Jeremiah 23:23-24 The answer: “Where…

I found this verse as I was reading and praying about forgiving someone of a very hurtful debt that accumulated over many years and through many circumstances.  I have chosen to forgive and am laying it at the feet of Jesus, but I also know that it will be a…

At the cross we can find freedom from self, hopelessness, ignorance, pettiness, performance based love, and trying to conform to the expectations of others.  It all starts with surrender. Mary gave into total surrender as God told her that she would bear a son out of wedlock: “Behold, the bondslave…

“For I know the plans that I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.”  Jeremiah 29:11 This verse seems apropo today as we took our youngest son to college yesterday and left him in a dorm. …

Not a verse today, but a poem.   The future is a blank without a view. That which I wanted most, You have denied; I cannot understand (and I have tried); There’s nothing I can do but wait on You.   Earth offered much, and I had, lingering long Outside…