Distant from God?

Do you feel distant from God? Don’t feel his presence? There are going to be times in our walk with God that we feel distant. The distance is not on God’s side. God wants a close relationship with us. “The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call...
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Desire to go home

At times in our life, we just want to go home. Jonah had so much anger he prayed to the Lord asking Him to take his life, “So he prayed to the Lord, and said, “Ah, Lord, was not this what I said when I was still in my country? Therefore I fled...
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Restricted Spirit?

“Is the Spirit of the LORD restricted? Are these His doings? Do not My words do good to Him who walks uprightly?” Micah 2:7 God’s word is a blessing for those that walk with Him. The Holy spirit is not restricted, “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom...
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Weeding out the weeds

Weeding out the weeds Weeds in our life. Weeds grow up in the most unexpected places. Weeding out the weeds can be long and strenuous. A weed is an undesirable plant or a plant in the wrong place. We all have weeds in our life and some of the roots go down...
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Where is your focus?

Where is your focus? Are you looking at the obstacle or the one who can overcome the obstacle? As I was riding my bicycle, I saw before me a steep hill. My thoughts drifted, I thought I can stop if I cannot make it. Then I said what am I...
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The nights are the hardest

Loneliness is like an epidemic. People often say that the nights are the hardest. Psychology Today reports suffering from loneliness is similar to suffering from physical pain. While it’s normal to feel lonely from time to time. If you feel excessively tired, stomach problems, sickness or disease that sets in...
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I think I can

The Little Engine That Could is an American fairytale published in 1930. This was not the first publication. The first publication was in 1906 entitled, “Story of the Engine That Thought It Could“, it was part of a sermon by the Rev. Charles S. Wing. Rev Wing’s sermon focused on the...
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Do you have a why?

Do you have a why? “He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” –Friedrich Nietzsche Do you have a why? Jesus is the why; your hope. King David knew this very well during his many trials. “Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why...
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Self-Pity

During times of great loss, people are looking for consolation and comfort. Be forewarned that there is a path that will take you to self-pity. That path is excessive, self-absorbed unhappiness over one’s own troubles. “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God...
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What if

The what if’s of the world can keep you from moving forward and bringing discouragement into your life.  What if the procedure doesn’t work; What if I can’t get a job; What if my children don’t change their ways, etc The “what ifs” can lead to a wandering mind and...
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