One thing I ask. One thing I seek. That I may dwell in Your house, Oh Lord (Psalm 27:4). It’s what I need. It’s where You are and where I am at peace, at rest. There are so many distractions. Circumstances, my thoughts, what I see around me. All fades as I dwell in the…
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My Job is to Praise
It’s not my job to figure things out. It’s my job to praise and give glory and proclaim that God is God. How many times I’ve said that God is God and I’m not, yet I keep trying to step into His shoes. His ways are not my ways, yet I keep trying to figure…
The Problem With Overthinking
My thoughts are unclear. I try to make them clear. What is this day about? What steps is my God directing me in? Some I know, some I’m unsure of. I step forward and find myself doubting it all. Everything seems wrong, off somehow. I feel like I can’t get anything right. I try to…
Waiting on the Lord
Oh, that Thou wouldst rend the heavens and come down…(Isaiah 64:1). Yes, Lord, come down. Make Your presence known. I’ve been waiting a long time. I’ve prayed this verse many times. I know the Lord is with me. Though sometimes, it doesn’t feel like it. Yet, I’m still waiting. I’m waiting for the Lord to…
Planted in Jesus
…As a garden causes the things sown in it to spring up, so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations (Isaiah 61:11). The Lord Jesus is a garden and I am planted in Him. He is my garden. Jesus will cause righteousness and praise to spring up…
Joy or Sorrow?
In all things, there is joy and sorrow. In the most incredible, joyous things, there is a piece of sorrow. And in the most horrible, sorrowful things there is a touch of joy, somewhere. In all things, I have a choice. I can dwell on the joy. Or I can dwell on the sorrow. I…
God Never Changes
Even to your old age, I shall be the same, and even to your graying years I shall bear you! I have done it and I shall carry you; And I shall bear you, and I shall deliver you. (Isaiah 46:4 NASB) God never changes. He formed me and knew the plans He had for…
Waiting Is Hard
Waiting is hard. It’s when I know something is coming. I know something is about to happen, or get answered one way or another. It’ll either be a no or a yes. It’ll be this way or that way. Waiting means an answer is coming. Meanwhile, waiting means…waiting. And it’s hard. If I knew the…
Grass Withers, God Doesn’t
The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever (Isaiah 40:8). And just before verse 8, “The grass withers…when the breath of the Lord blows upon it; sure the people are grass (Isaiah 40:7). I often think about or quote verse 8. I like to work in the garden, and…
Let It Rest
This is a short post. But sometimes, less is more. I think someone out there may need to hear this. I know I need the reminder frequently. So here goes. There will be good days and there will be bad. The Lord God will see you through. Whether planting or harvesting or working the soil…