Okay, I’ll admit the title for today was meant to see if you paid attention in your tenth-grade English class. My friends and I may have been the ones who tried to get the teacher off topic during those lectures on Shakespeare. Oh, what...
There is something about a safe place. A strong place. A place that isn’t moved by the storms of life. Steady. Reliable. Immovable. I guess the picture I have in my head as I write this is like a storm shelter or some sort of safe house. A...
There is a very familiar verse that has been coming up in my spirit for a while now. I would quote it to myself, be thankful for it, and sort of go on about my day. This kept happening over a little stretch of time and, finally, I knew that there...
If I had to guess, I would venture to say that you have some plans in place for your life. At one point or another, you have probably thought about and even written down a retirement plan, a weight loss or exercise plan, a plan for your...
Have you ever had a thought come to you or a memory hit you and you are immediately so touched that you must take a moment and compose yourself? Maybe a memory floods your mind and you are overcome with emotion. Perhaps a line from a movie just...
Have you ever been at a place in your life where you were confused about why things didn’t seem to be happening quite like you thought? You love Jesus with all your heart. You have been born from above and have the life of God in you. You...
Have you ever felt discouraged and wanted to give up? Sometimes it can be disappointing to see Christian brothers and sisters around you who may not treat you like the Word teaches. Maybe you have been putting the Lord first and trusting Him to...
Recently, I read a statement that really hit me. It said, “Surround yourself with people who will fight for you in rooms you aren’t in.” When I read that simple statement, several things hit me all at once. First, I immediately...
Perhaps you have been in church for a while. Maybe you have heard a sermon or two about faith or living a life of faith. Well, lately the Lord has been bringing me back to the basics on a lot of things. If we are not cautious, we can constantly...
I’m fat. I’m ugly. I can’t believe that. My dad told me that I would never amount to anything and, boy, was he right! There is no way that God could ever love me or use me for His Kingdom after I did that. Have you ever heard...
