Category: God Sightings
Seeing God in the Everyday
In the Boat
Peace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat. John Ortberg Don’t be afraid of the storms in your life. Jesus is on board with you, and He can calm any storm with just one word.
“Come”
“Come,” Jesus said.So Peter got out of the boat. He walked on the water toward Jesus.Matthew 14:29 New International Reader’s Version
Prayer in a Garden
by Bert Hinckley Quite a bit of me is notWorth keeping, Lord, and You could blotWhole sections out and and I be none the worseScrap them without diminishing Your universeOne jot. Aid me to nurture what You can approveAnd help it grow and smother all the weedsThat You find hateful, and I cannot love,So that…
The Weed
Outside my window are two hummingbird feeders. I love to see those exquisite birds perch and take their time. Do they feel safe as they drink the sugar-water? I smile every time they visit. A week ago, I noticed a slender vine with arrowhead leaves climbing the shepherd’s hook. A google search suggests that this…
Easy Road
There are two paths before you; you may take only one path. One doorway is narrow. And one door is wide. Go through the narrow door. For the wide door leads to a wide path, and the wide path is broad; the wide, broad path is easy, and the wide, broad, easy path has many, many people on…
August
August (the word) “Marked by majestic dignity or grandeur.” (from the Merriam-Webster dictionary) August (the month)In 8 B.C. the Roman Senate honored Augustus Caesar, the first Roman emperor, by changing the name of their month “Sextilis” to “Augustus.” ********** As Sunday is a restful pause before commencing the work week, August is the pause before…
It’s Not the Jar …
… It’s what is inside! The God who spoke light into existence, saying, “Let light shine from the darkness,” is the very One who sets our hearts ablaze to shed light on the knowledge of God’s glory revealed in the face of Jesus, the Anointed One.But this beautiful treasure is contained in us—cracked pots made of earth and clay—so that the…
Being Treasure
You are God’s treasure – He delights in you. He has given you a purpose, and He has gifted you with every spiritual blessing. People may not always see the treasure God has placed within you, so don’t place too much value on the opinion of others. Trust that God knows what’s in you, and…
Glass Bowls
“Glass bowls” is an expression popularized by syndicated advice columnist Carolyn Hax. It is a euphemism for a crude expression rhyming with it which most American newspapers will not publish. When I first read it, I was amused. It made more sense to me after … well, let me tell you. Our favorite baseball team…