You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may … Continue reading
Category Archives: God’s Love
Let Compassion Be Your First Response
As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’ “Neither this man, nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him…” John 9:1 A story … Continue reading
Unexpected Lessons and Blessings
In a little diner an hour and a half from home, I started writing. I wrote about a paragraph and felt like it wasn’t what God wanted me to write. So I stopped and started praying. I paused and looked around the diner. I looked at the table in front of mine and saw a … Continue reading
Why Pay at the Pump Costs Society
Do nothing from rivalry or conceit,but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Philippians 2:3-4 I was traveling to a small town in Arkansas on an assignment for my job when I noticed I needed gas in … Continue reading
God Still Speaks
You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples. Psalm 77:14 I need a miracle in my life. A full out, no doubt about it, God given, miracle. I’ve been praying about it for a while now and just keep holding on to hope that it’s going to happen. Above all, … Continue reading
A Spiritual Battle and a Forgiven Past
Surely it was for my benefit that I suffered such anguish. In your love you kept me from the pit of destruction; you have put all my sins behind your back. Isaiah 38:17 I have failed as a Christian. Big time. I have been deceived by the master of deceit and have been through the … Continue reading
Overwhelmed with God’s Grace
There have been some terrible things happen to me in my life; however, I also have made many many mistakes of which the responsibility rests completely on me. I have a past of which I am not proud. Poor choices have caused me much heartache and the consequences of those decisions will follow me around. However, … Continue reading