God is good. I need to live and choose joy. I need to glorify His Name. There are hard days and there are easy days, good days and bad days, but that doesn’t change that my God is good. My God is on His throne. My God doesn’t change. My God’s word is good. God…
Reflections
Does God Want Perfection?
Does God want perfection from me? Do I want perfection from my children? In truth, I don’t really care that much. I just want to enjoy hanging out with each other. Yes, I want them to do what I say, but if they don’t, at the end of the day, do I care more about…
Rejoice in the Lord
This is the day that the Lord has made; I will rejoice and be glad in it (Psalm 118:24). Sometimes, this is all I need: to rejoice in the Lord. The day is His. My concerns are His. My needs are His. Today, it’s all about rejoicing. Rejoice in the Lord. It may be a…
Eyes To See
I pray all the time for eyes to see and ears to hear. Jesus said, “while seeing, they do not see, while hearing they do not hear (Matthew 13:13).” I want to see and I want to hear. I want to understand what my Lord has to say. I want to understand what He has…
Pray For Peace
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem (Psalm 122:6). Pray for the peace of our nation. My heart breaks for my nation right now. Jesus came that we might have life and have it abundantly (John 10:10). What’s going on right now is not abundant life. Jesus came that we might have peace. He is our…
God Gets Hurt
God is wonderful and strange and true. I think the book of Ezekiel shows this as well as any book in the Bible. It also shows God’s anger and passion. And there’s something else. “…you…will remember Me…how I have been hurt by their adulterous hearts which turned away from Me…(Ezekiel 6:9).” God gets hurt. I…
Unchanging God
Thou, O Lord, dost rule forever; Thy throne is from generation to generation (Lamentations 5:19). No matter what, one thing is certain: God is God. And because He’s God, He gets the glory. By definition, our God doesn’t change. That’s who He is and we can count on it. He may not make sense to…
Seasons of Chastening
“I am the one who has seen affliction because of the rod of His wrath. He has driven me and made me walk in darkness and not in light.” (Lamentations 3:1-2) There are seasons of trial, seasons of chastening. We like to talk about blessings and good things and joy. And these are all true…
What’s In My Heart?
God calls me to declare blessings, but so much of my words are complaints. So much of what I say are judgments. Yet I desire to speak words of life. Who can tame the tongue (James 3:8)? That’s a good question. And out of the heart the mouth speaks (Luke 6:45). So what, exactly is…
Why I Get Quiet With the Lord
I know You’re with me always, whether I’m sitting quietly at Your feet, or running around super busy, or my attention is on the day ahead. And in all those circumstances, I can hear You. And I have heard You. Sometimes, You’ve broken in to my most distracted moments and made Yourself known. If You…