I Will Enter His Gates With Thanksgiving
Do you keep a journal? Maybe a prayer journal? Have you ever read through an entry that was written years back and felt your heart nearly leap from your chest because as you sit in stunned amazement you come to realize that God did everything and more than you asked for there in writing? I’ve just had such a moment reading through this old entry from 2007: LABORED ATTENDANCE Twice in the 12+ years I’ve known the Lord I have felt completely and totally ensconced in a church. I have been: involved, encouraged, taught, stretched, plugged-in, an-integral-part-of, needed, and thrilled to...
Read MoreWaiting It Out
My sister is in surgery right now. The description the surgeon gave to her husband of how he will get to the brain tumor isn’t a pretty one. He gave him the list of possible outcomes, some of which are not pleasant, just before they wheeled her away. I’m keeping strong by praying and loading up on the carbs. It’s just what I do best. I’m believing God too though! I’m believing for a quick, perfect recovery, the tumor to be benign, and for family members to come to know Christ through this journey. When my sister was being wheeled off to surgery she told her...
Read MoreIs there anything too hard for God?
My world is being shaken yet I stand on His firm foundation. I can’t even imagine how it’s possible to make it through tough times without the Lord to lean on. I need Him like crazy right now and oh, He is so faithful. A week ago, at Bible study, a woman there told us her husband lost his job for doing the right thing. Their home came with the job and they have just weeks to move. She voiced her concern about being homeless. Homeless? Not a member of my church family. Never. I assured her that our home was open to her family of five if they needed us. It wasn’t the only...
Read MoreCompel Me, Lord
The pains had actually started the week before. Kyle, then just six years old had come home from school saying that he’d gotten a stomach that day. When it happened again the following day, his teacher took me aside to say she was concerned. I promised her that I would take him to see a doctor. I had already been thinking about it since he had been complaining the night before too. The doctor had declared him healthy, but here he was again early on a Saturday morning, complaining of abdominal pain. Thinking it may be gas, I told him to lie on his left side to help relieve the pain. It...
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