I come from a long line of people who have an amazing ability to worry. We can take the smallest issue and imagine it into a hurricane of trouble in about five minutes. It’s my flesh default. But God. He clearly says,”Do not fret”(Psalm 37:1) And my mind wonders, “but how do I not?” IContinue reading “Prone to Worry?”
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Where PEACE is found.
I talk with people who try and try again to find peace. They are spending loads of money on vacations, antidepressants, and secular counselors. And many of them have tried religion too. The problem is they are just seeking relief from their pain and troubles but they aren’t really looking for God. Oh, some ofContinue reading “Where PEACE is found.”
Need Encouragement? Try this…
My heart goes out to the weary and the scattered. I know it’s my Savior who has placed them on my heart because they are on His heart too. His Word tells me — In Matthew 9, Jesus has healed multitudes. He was moved with compassion for them because “they were weary and scattered, likeContinue reading “Need Encouragement? Try this…”
Need some SOUL REST?
Matthew, the hated tax collector, is called to be a disciple (Matt 9:9) then Jesus sits down to eat with sinners and is questioned by the Pharisees (Matt 9:10-11). Jesus famously says, “But go and learn what this means: “I desire mercy and not sacrifice, For I did not come to call the righteous, butContinue reading “Need some SOUL REST?”
You can’t follow your heart to HAPPINESS!
I woke up way too early and found myself watching a World War 2 documentary hoping to fall back asleep. I listened as old men recounted stories of death and sacrifice. The narrator detailed the war effort at home, a country coming together, people denying themselves for a greater good. Denying of self…It’s not somethingContinue reading “You can’t follow your heart to HAPPINESS!”