On the one had He has His mercy. On the other hand He has His goodness. In His heart is love. He is the essence of love. He abides in Heaven and His glory fills it….but He also lives in us. At His right hand is His Son…..by His left hand is Justice. What an […]
Tranquility base
Remember Neil Armstrong’s name for their moon landing site? The site was no doubt tranquil – but how about the racing hearts and minds of the guys in the lander? The world is the opposite of tranquil now. We need to be sure our minds and spirits are grounded by faith in our Creator God. […]
Some of our roles, parents!
Crosby, Stills and Nash sang the song “Teach Your Children Well”…..that’s one of the key roles of a parent: helping our kids avoid the mistakes we made when we were young. Another job for parents is to remove obstacles we can see but our children can’t. We need to cut some ties holding them back. […]
It’s always too early to quit
Times like these can make you feel like just giving up. “What’s the use?” we ask ourselves. Our life’s journey will take us places we never thought about going. Why? Probably because there are lessons to be learned along the way…endurance to be tested. Look what has happened before us. Edison tried about 3000 experiments […]
Knowledge vs. wisdom
When we have a question about something most of us go straight to the internet for the answer. That’s fine for knowledge. After all God invented science. But most human problems don’t have a human solution. The first person we should turn to is God. His vision is total. He sees the fix long before […]
Facing the music
These are difficult times. The stress of being cooped up for months is straining relationships and not having a job is causing a sense of hopelessness in many. It’s a battle against insecurity. Instead we feel inadequate to face the future squarely. We feel insignificant to make a difference. When Moses murdered the Egyptian and […]
I’m confused
Do you often find yourself speaking those words in your own mind? I do – and often it paralyzes me from taking the next step. Which way do I go? At times like that I think we need to focus on plan B. When Plan A has failed we need a new goal. It needs […]
Grateful?
Often I find that I compare myself to those around me that are richer, thinner and better-looking than me. Why do they have more than I do? Life’s not fair. But we have to keep moving ahead – so what do we do? We force ourselves to notice others with even less than we have. […]
Reacting to a crisis
When worry overtakes me I often struggle to make sense of why I’m worried. I have learned to pause and take time to reflect on the situation and delay decisions or responses until I have thought it through completely. God gave us our minds so that we can sift through our emotions and discard those […]
Can you be too nice to another?
In my experience, yes. A friend is someone you can count on – no matter what. But God puts such people in our lives for a reason….and it’s not to satisfy our narcissistic selves. Sometimes we need that friend to be brutally honest with us. Who else would we believe except our best friend? So […]
