Today I encountered an old man, whom I will call “The Grocery Store Preacher.” I observed as he joyously walked around the grocery store lifting the spirits of individuals, sharing good words and always looking for another to inspire. I smiled and thought how even in the smallest form, he is doing what God called […]
Category: Start with Diligence
Letting God Create New Spaces in Our Lives
What new spaces have we allowed God to create in our lives? Today was such a great day – a new day – because God created an opportunity for us to reclaim overused garage space and to get some things hauled away. We often store up things in the spaces that we have (physical, emotional, […]
Letting God Be Your Encourager
The Lord is not slack concerning His promises toward us. This morning as I looked out my kitchen window, there was such a sense of newness to the day – a sense of encouragement filled the air. I remember just soaking in the quiet warm joy of that moment, realizing that an inspiring movement from […]
Getting Back to Our First Love
There are many things that have caused us to stumble – For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world, 1 John 2:16 NIV. Even when we stumble, we don’t have to remain in a compromised condition. God is […]
Transformation Begins with Us
As I awakened this morning, I pondered, “How will you toil your garden?” — Early in the pandemic season, I went to my sunroom and began to toil the soil for my garden, readying the dirt and acclimating it to receive new plants. I remember putting in things like eggshells and coffee grounds, adding a […]
A Godly Standard of Love that Gives What Has Been Given to Us
The world looks for ways to define God’s love, often seeking measures to apply it to our understanding. But, it is written in scripture how God defines His love for us and how we must faithfully respond to it with obedience and with care (1 John 3:1-24; 1 John 4:4-21). Walking in the Spirit of […]
The Efforts of Preserving Our Faith
Proverbs 4:23 tells us to keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of it flows the issues of life. 2 Peter 3:14 shares for us to make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him. There is something to be said about preserving our faith. It is important that we […]
Choosing God and Becoming Responsive to His Perfect Will
Serving God requires discipline and a desire to be free from sin. It calls us to a new place of identity to: 1) speak with the words of God, and 2) serve with the strength of God. It causes us to question our earthly motives and lay them aside for the will of God to […]
Beauty in the Eyes of the Lord
It is better to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and He is attentive to their prayers (reference I Peter 3:17, I Peter 3). Our awareness of the eyes of the Lord makes us mindful of His standard and activates our conscience. “Your […]
Stand, After Having Done All
The enemy wants to take what doesn’t belong to him. As servants of the Most High God, we must not let him. “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly […]