Stuck in the Mud? I was reminded of an old hymn that talks about the miry clay. I investigated to find out all I could about miry clay. Have you ever been stuck in the mud to the point where you were disappearing in the mud? Miry clay sucks...
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Death by suicide is painful. Grieving becomes complex due to external factors (stigma, blame, and family dynamics) and the layers of loss are many. First of all, I want to say you are not to blame. In Emily Dickinson poem “Because I could not stop for death, he...
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How can You Rejoice when You are Grieving? I was telling someone at church one very cold and snowy Sunday morning that I was very thankful that I didn’t have to ride a horse to church. I was able to drive my car with a very good heater. ...
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A course correction is required when you are off your designated, pre-mapped route. God has pre-mapped your course. Do you require a course correction? Sometimes we voluntarily correct the course and other times it takes circumstances for us to change the direction. Like any other correction, it is meant...
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Rumor or Truth? The rumor has it that God will heal you if you ask Him. Do you believe in prayer; that it is actually a conversation with God and He wants to heal you? Jesus told us, “…whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”...
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What is Expected of You? It is easy to become stressed if we try to please all of the people all of the time. The only One who is worthy of our allegiance is God. When we put Him first in all that we do there is always time...
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In our self-made society where it appears we can accomplish anything on our own, there is a thought that every human being can just decide to follow God and, therefore, be saved, without Jesus getting involved. Just like a lot of self-made thoughts, they die quickly with...
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Lord or Santa Claus Have you ever had the experience that a certain person in your life only contacts you when they want something? How does that make you feel? We need to consider if we do the same thing to God. Do we only talk to Him when...
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I sent a gift to my daughter on this valentines day, words of encouragement, the Lords words. In turn I received a gift, It came from her heart. The whisper of my child, “I love you, mommy.” It is in the smallest of gifts that we see treasures; a...
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Have You Asked for Healing? Why do you think God wants us to ask for healing and other needs in our life? If we never asked God, and all of our needs just showed up, would we know what the source of those needs were? God wants us to...
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