Real Talk About Relationships
Alison 
An aching soul, a sinking heart, a feeling of deep sorrow…and God. Pain. Not physical pain, but the emotional pain that comes with helplessness, discouragement, and sadness. If I say I have never felt this pain, I will be lying, and so will you. We have all been there. For me, the pain gets a … Read more When the pain becomes unbearable…
There is nothing as painful as waiting on the Lord desperately and anxiously, then He says it’s not time for you to receive the answer… Waiting for a bus is easy – you stand at the bus stop until the next one comes along. Waiting on a queue is also not too bad – you … Read more When the Lord says it’s not yet time…
I want it all. I want to be in control. He says otherwise. Luke 9:23-24 “Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you … Read more Surrender. To Me.
What would you do if you received a letter from the enemy, threatening you and making you question your faith? King Hezekiah had a problem – a big one. His fiercest enemy was not only attacking his borders, he was also attacking his faith in God! Hezekiah was a king who loved the Lord … Read more Lessons from Hezekiah’s letter
We have no idea how easy it is to put God in second place… You saw an altar that was like no other, and you wanted it. It was nothing like the bronze altar that was already in the temple in your homeland. In a flash, you had memorized the design, and you told … Read more You replaced me…with something else
Why trust the Lord, anyway? I can see many wheels tuning inside your mind as you read this title. Why? Because we should all ideally trust in God first before we trust in anyone else! Think about this for a moment, though, do you always trust in God first? When you are in a predicament, … Read more When you can’t trust anyone else, trust Me
Resting in the Lord? Easier said than done! Rest – what is that, anyway? The world we live in knows nothing about rest. It’s all about the hustle – making money, running up and down in search of the next deal, and burying oneself deep into church and ministry. After all – we live by … Read more Maybe it’s time you rested – in Me.
Psalm 56:8 “You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.” (NLT) I could feel a warm liquid trickle down my face, It went down slowly, a drop on each cheek, Trickling all the way down to my chin. … Read more Tears in His Bottle, Not Mine
A great victory – followed by a mad dash into the wilderness! Elijah had just proved to the entire kingdom of Israel that the Lord was God. Finally, everyone was in agreement that there was no other God worthy of praise, glory, and honor. All of Israel acknowledged the God of Elijah. 1 Kings 18:38-39 … Read more The Wilderness Experience – The Elijah Version
It’s easy for my son to know what I want him to do – I just need to give him that ‘look’. Not as easy when it comes to knowing what God wants us to do, though! Everything around me seemed right, and the direction that the Lord wanted me to follow appeared to be … Read more The Complexity of the Call