Posted in God's leading on Aug 12th, 2015
I love the promise of Psalm 32:8.
When I embrace it as my own, my life is so much better.
The same better future can be yours, too.
“The Lord says, ‘I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.’”
I know very well of my random failures […]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 9th, 2015
If you see somebody troubled by worry, you can help them transform from “worrier” to “warrior.”
I’m not talking about martial arts training or paying off their debts or resolving their health issues.
I’m talking instead about helping them to know that they’re not alone.
Encouragement is everything when it comes to having victory over […]
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Posted in endurance on Jan 22nd, 2015
Nobody likes going through hard times.
Losing your job stinks.
Losing a cherished relationship stinks.
Losing a physical capability — even temporarily — stinks.
Gaining a chronic illness stinks.
Gaining an abrasive, morally insensitive co-worker stinks, particularly when his or her desk is adjacent to yours.
The list could go on, of course.
But […]
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Posted in God's supremacy on Dec 23rd, 2014
At one time or another, we’ve all felt like David did when people we counted on had let us down.
Fortunately, our lives haven’t been stuck in such sentiments.
When they have occurred for you, though, I pray that you’ve had the confidence to go to the One person who could help you through the darkness.
“You are […]
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Posted in peace on Dec 19th, 2014
For those of you who didn’t know why the Morning Devotions have been absent in recent days, I’ve been out of town to be with my Dad George during his last days and for the funeral that followed.
It has been a difficult time but it has also been a blessed time.
So much family time.
So much […]
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