…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…
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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…
My Simple Faith
I have a simple faith. There’s nothing particularly complicated about it. It’s pretty straightforward. I believe in God. I believe He created the heavens and the earth. He created everything. That’s just the way it is. The more we study the world around us, the more we see how exactly designed it is. God created…
A Song of Love
How do I reflect on Song of Songs? Is it, as some say, strictly an allegory of God’s love for His bride, the church? Is it, as others say, strictly a love poem, nothing about God in it? Or is it both? And does it matter that much? It’s certainly a love poem. And it’s…
God Remains
I have so many ideas of things to do and things to try. And I feel so antsy. None of it satisfies. It’s all fun or exciting for a while, but none of it remains. God remains. How do I live in satisfaction with Him? Because even that comes and goes. Right. I’m in this…
Come Away With Jesus
My beloved responded and said to me, “Arise my darling, my beautiful one, and come along.” (Song of Songs 2:10 NASB) My beloved, my Jesus, my savior, my friend. He calls to me. He invites me to come away with Him. And where will we go? We will flee to the mountains, the cleft of…
How A Perfectionist Gets Things Done
I say I can’t do it all. Or that I don’t know how to do it all. No perfectionist does. I feel so overwhelmed with all that’s on my plate. And I look at my plate and wonder how much I put on it and how much God’s put on it. Maybe the reason I…
Words and Silence
The one who guards his mouth preserves his life; the one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin (Proverbs 13:3 NASB). Sometimes there’s nothing to say. And that’s not a bad thing. I’ve been accused of not always being forthcoming with my thoughts or feelings. To me that’s ironic since I know too well…
God Always Gives Us A Choice
You always give us a choice, don’t You, Lord? From the beginning, You let us choose between trusting You, fearing You, obeying You and the opposite. We, as a race, chose to doubt You, to thumb our noses at You in pride, to disobey You. But You never give up. You remain steadfast, calling us,…
Listen To Me, Lord
I said to the Lord, “Thou art my God; Give ear, O Lord, to the voice of my supplications.” (Psalm 140:6 NASB) As much as I want the Lord to move on my behalf, to answer my prayers in vibrant, concrete ways, sometimes, I just want Him to listen to me. Sometimes, I just want…