The gap filler

As I was filling the gap in the cracked concrete, my mind drifted to the gap between God and us. Isaiah, in Isaiah 55:8-9 expressed this gap. “”For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the...
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Cry Uncle

Cry Uncle When I was young, I always thought it was a dumb thing to do when the boys would fight to show off. When they were winning, they would say to their opponent, “Cry uncle”. Basically, the defeated needed to ask for mercy before the winner would let go....
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Do you have joy?

Nothing seemed to move me, make me laugh or bring joy. What was going on? I felt numb, no emotion, why? Reflection brought joy. A quick inventory of my current state made me realize that I was not seeking to give God pleasure. I heard a pastor once say, “When...
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Who Separates Us from Love?

Who Separates Us from Love? Anytime we are in a relationship there are things that can come to steal our time or our communication from the one we love. But, what about our relationship with God; are there things that can separate us from His love? “Who shall separate us...
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Pretty Feet

Pretty Feet When the warmer weather comes and shoes are not always necessary, we want our feet to look good. And in the winter, many women like to have a variety of shoes to make their feet look pretty. But there is another we can have pretty feet. “And how...
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Closing a Chapter

Closing a chapter. How do you move forward after a loss? Many get rid of clothes, all personal items and say I have moved forward. But have you really dealt with the loss or just pushed your feelings aside for another day? “Trust in the Lord with all your heart,...
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Life and Peace

Life and Peace I think everyone would want to live their life in peace. How do we obtain life and peace? What are we chasing in life; material goods, prestige, or a goal with a Godly purpose? “For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the...
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Goodwill

As I dropped the last bag off of my late husband’s clothes at Goodwill, my thoughts drifted to how final it all was. His physical body filled those clothes, and he walked many miles in the shoes. The disciples must have felt the same way when they saw and heard...
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Better than Gold?

Better than Gold? As a child I remember playing, “Which Hand?” If I held out my two hands in a fist, holding a prize, and I said there was gold in one hand, and in the other hand something greater than gold; which hand would you want to choose? We...
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All things belong to you

All things belong to you. Amazing statement. It is true, “God, “has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these...
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