This quote is from a young lady who was dying of cancer but she was living more than what most people are living today. You could see that her soul was at rest. It was moving to see and experience the peace and understanding she had about living. I have recently claimed that…
Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel? Ezekiel 33:11 KJV Lord, Forgive me…
I have been writing this blog for about 7 years now. I feel like a total failure at the work I thought I was supposed to be doing for the Lord. Where do I go from here? Was it all a waste of time? I get no comments on these posts that give me incentive…
Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling. Philippians 2:12 We are currently living in a culture of confusion. There is a confusion about the standard that is set by God and…
Why do we trust ourselves to know anything on our own? This is what allows the enemy to place us in those deep dark places. And if you think that your anxiety and worry is keeping you down, imagine those who are stuck in addiction, alcoholism, pornography, fornication, and or idolatry. Imagine those who…
What do you do when you don’t know what to do? What do you do when you just can’t figure things out? What do you do when you get lost and confused about what is supposed to happen next? Someone just texted me last night in the attempt to summarize a preacher’s message…
I am not going to sugar coat this existence that we are currently living. It is hard. It is hard to try to figure out what we are supposed to be doing. It is hard to figure out what is the most profitable way to spend the time that we have here on this earth. …
There are a lot of words in the Christian vocabulary that may not be understood or correctly interpreted by the secular world. One of those words is “Favor.” I place this word into quotation marks with the intention of emphasizing the fantastic-ness of its benefits. Favor from the Lord is when things in life seem…
Did you ever read the story about Harriet Jacobs? She was the slave girl who ran away from her plantation, made the sacrifice to live in her grandmother’s attic for five years while waiting for the opportune moment to flee to the north. She told us stories about slaves being dragged to death, chased down,…
I recently indulged in Thomas Moore’s 1992 release called “Care for the Soul.” It touched on many of my beliefs and interests of the psychological functioning of the mind. I gathered from the reading that it is important to approach life from a perspective of care on a long-term basis. How can we take…