Grace when the sun is shining, Lord,Grace when the sky is black.Grace when I get the unkind word,Grace then to answer back,Grace when I’m pushed into a nook,Grace when I get my turn.Grace when the dinner will not cook,Grace when I let it burn. Grace when my duties go all wrong,Grace when they seem alright.Grace…
Category: Thoughts & Obeservations
A Time for Grace & Truth
May you know more and more of grace and peace as your knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord grows deeper. 2 Peter 1:2 J.B. Phillips New Testament Jesus did not come to strike a balance between grace and truth. He brought the full measure of both. Andy Stanley These days, Grace and Truth seem…
Living in Grace & Truth
“Grace and Truth + Time = Change” Grace is the relational aspect of God’s character. Grace says, “You do not need to perform; you do not need to do anything to be loved.” (Cloud) Truth is the structural aspect of His character. God’s truth … describes how things really are. (Cloud) “Grace and Truth are…
…and Truth
“Grace and Truth + Time = Change” Truth is the second ingredient necessary…truth is the structural aspect of [God’s] character. Truth is the skeleton life hangs upon; it adds shape to everything in the universe. God’s truth leads us to what is real, to what is accurate…it describes how things really are. (Henry Cloud) Just…
Resolved to be Perfect?
For years I’ve recorded my “New Year’s Resolutions” in my journal. But I’ve found that each list is almost identical to the previous one. Apparently I’ve made virtually no progress, despite my good intentions. In his book, Changes That Heal: The Four Shifts That Make Everything Better…And That Everyone Can Do, Henry Cloud speaks to…
Creator
Then God surveyed everything He had made, savoring its beauty and appreciating its goodness. Evening gave way to morning. That was day six. Genesis 1:31 The Voice The air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land we inhabit are not only critical elements in the quality of life we enjoy – they are a reflection…
Taken For Granted
“It’s not a bad idea to occasionally spend a little time thinking about things you take for granted. Plain everyday things.” Evan Davis “How quickly we forget God’s great deliverances in our lives. How easily we take for granted the miracles he performed in our past.” David Wilkerson On a good day, enjoy yourself;On a bad…
The Time of Our Life
And God … divided the light from the darkness. He called the light “daytime,” and the darkness “nighttime.” Together they formed the first day. Genesis 1:4-5 Living Bible Time was God’s first creation. Walter Lang “Life holds one great but quite commonplace mystery.Though shared by each of us and known to all, seldom rates a…
Today & Tomorrow
“Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes. Matthew 6:34 The Message We can easily manage if we will only take, each day, the…
Called to Be Merciful
Mercy is the stuff you give to people that don’t deserve it. Joyce Meyer The Lord has shown you what is good. He has told you what he requires of you.You must act with justice. You must love to show mercy.And you must be humble as you live in the sight of your God. Micah 6:8 New International Reader’s Version…