Category: Thoughts & Obeservations

MIRACLE: an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs In the proper sense, a miracle is an event which is not producible by the natural causes that are operative in effect at the time and place the event occurs. William Lane Craig Lord, I will remember what you did.    Yes, I will remember your miracles of long…

This list of Greatest Hits plays on a loop in my head: “I’m busy, so I must be important.” “I must stay busy to remain important.” “It’s better to burn out than rust out. Right?” “If I’m not busy, who am I?” Yet… “God never asked us to meet life’s pressures and demands on our…

Don’t be afraid to ask for help. I am Yahweh, your mighty God! I grip your right hand and won’t let you go!    I whisper to you: ‘Don’t be afraid; I am here to help you!’ Isaiah 41:13 The Passion Translation Don’t fear change. Change is the wave you ride to your future. Don’t fear moving forward. Fear standing…

There are many rooms in my Father’s house. If this were not true, would I have told you that I am going there? Would I have told you that I would prepare a place for you there?  If I go and do that, I will come back. And I will take you to be with…

Joy is a gift. Let the sunrise of your love end our dark night.    Break through our clouded dawn again!    Only you can satisfy our hearts,    filling us with songs of joy to the end of our days. Psalm 90:14 The Passion Translation To all who mourn in Israel he will give: beauty for ashes; joy instead of…

But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him]Will gain new strength and renew their power;They will lift up their wings [and rise up close to God] like eagles [rising toward the sun];They will run and not become weary,They will walk and not grow tired. Isaiah 40:31 Amplified Bible “Wait at His door…

God already knows what we’re made of, but perhaps He wants us to learn what we’re made of. I think we would all agree that we learn more from our tough times than from our easy times. John Bytheway Perhaps the greatest display of self-discipline is persisting when the going gets tough. Brian Tracy Perhaps…

For everything there is a season,    a time for every activity under heaven.2 A time to be born and a time to die.    A time to plant and a time to harvest.3 A time to kill and a time to heal.    A time to tear down and a time to build up.4 A time to cry and a time to laugh.    A…

Grace and Truth + Time = Growth From our vantage point, time is present experience. The only time we have is whatever we are experiencing at the present moment. Going forward or back in time is impossible. Right this instant is the only place where we can ever live. When we truly live in time,…

For it is by grace [God’s remarkable compassion and favor drawing you to Christ] that you have been saved [actually delivered from judgment and given eternal life] through faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [not through your own effort], but it is the [undeserved, gracious] gift of God Ephesians 2:8 Amplified Bible Be…