Category: A Faith in Process

I’m on a path, and I am under no illusion that it will be a walk in the park. In my experience, medical problems lead to dark, unpleasant places. But it’s different this time. This time I have an idea of what lies ahead, and I’m feeling courage and joy, instead of fear and sorrow….

Last week, I learned some interesting things. So, how do I respond to this information? When you go through deep waters,I will be with you.When you go through rivers of difficulty,you will not drown.When you walk through the fire of oppression,you will not be burned up;the flames will not consume you.Isaiah 43:2 NLT God has…

Did you know that there is much more to a well-known old favorite hymn? You may be surprised. I was. Awake, my soul, and with the sun thy daily course of duty run. Cast off dull sloth, and joyful rise to pay thy morning sacrifice. All praise to thee, who safe hast kept and hast…

Enter his gates with thanksgiving;    go into his courts with praise.    Give thanks to him and praise his name.Psalm 100:4 NLT *** *** For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever,    and his faithfulness continues to each generation.Psalm 100:5 NLT

What do you have that God hasn’t given you? And if everything you have is from God, why boast as though it were not a gift?1 Corinthians 4:7b NLT *** “Life itself, eyes to see and hands to touch, a mind to shape ideas, and a heart to beat with love are all gifts from God.” unknown *** My God will use his glorious riches to give you everything you need. He will do this through Christ Jesus.Philippians 4:19 ERV…

God, thank you for waking me up this morning. I want to embrace every day, however limited my day may be, as a gift from God. I want to live this day to its fullest. I know there are things I can no longer do. I know I am facing daily limitations. But I want…

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.James 1:17 NIV *** Every good gift that we have had from the cradle up has come from God. If a man just stops to think what he has to praise God for, he will…

In 2 Kings 2:9, Elijah was about to leave his servant and be taken to heaven. When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken from you?”“Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied.2 Kings 2:9 NIV The question for the study group…

See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! 1 John 3:1a NIV *** “We are children, perhaps, at the very moment when we know that it is as children that God loves us—not because we have deserved his love and not…

May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 NIV *** Hope works in these ways: it looks for the good in people instead of harping on the worst; it discovers…