Ugly
Very, very ugly. Inside and out. It’s how I feel lately. I am nearly convinced that 15 years of following Jesus has had no affect on me. The daughter of the King that I want to be, that I am convinced God wants me to be, is completely out of reach. It has to be out of reach for I have been straining towards it with all that I have in me and I am not there. I can’t even see her let alone touch her; the her I need to be. What have I accomplished? What have I done to change the world around me? How have I glorified God? These thoughts run through my mind lately and I know no...
Read MoreHow I Learned to Obey the Still Small Voice
It was a few years ago and I was on my way home from a family get-together. It was late, and since my husband had shown up after work he had his own car. Our daughter as usual chose to ride with her dad. So there I was driving behind them on a country road near our home when I saw something out of the corner of my eye. I’m always on the look out for deer so of course that was my first thought and so I slowed the car down. Suddenly there was a man – a harried, agitated, almost crazed man – who tried to grab both the door handle and side mirror. It scared the daylights out of me. I...
Read MoreIn answer to your question
First, Kerri, thank you for correspondence and for allowing me to print my response here. In your contact message you asked, “How do I become a humble person when it is in my nature to practice one-upmanship?” I would like to start this response with a short disclaimer. I want to be able to answer your question and to be as helpful as possible. Yet any answer I could give you, on my own and with little background information, really wouldn’t be all that beneficial I fear. With this in mind, I have prayed the Lord would lead me to the appropriate scriptures, and guide me as well as you...
Read MoreIt’s All About Faith
See that tagline above. I wrote that long before I knew how appropriate it would be. It’s been a walk of faith since we moved to Texas nearly 2 years ago. Nothing seems to have come to us except through faith. Sometimes unwavering faith. Sometimes wavering. His lessons have not been lost on me and I see God’s hand in each and every one. Our home, Julian’s job, car repairs, college tuition and so many more needs have been used to strengthen and grow our faith. I can’t help but think it’s my fault. Maybe I prayed, “I believe, Lord, help my unbelief,”...
Read MoreStill Relevant
While I was looking through some of my old writings that are saved on this computer, I was surprised by how relevant most of them are today. I realized that my writings on the web began days after the terror attacks on 9-11-2001. Only because I was looking for a more convenient way of publishing what I wrote on the web, the site gradually morphed into blogging. I had no idea what I was getting myself into at that time and how many rabbit trails the whole blogging process would lead me down. I’m going to occasionally publish – with a few tweaks – some of those that are still...
Read MoreThe Other Place I Am
It’s good to know that there are saints who have gone before us, Godly people who experienced the same things we have. It’s a comfort to be told that I’m not so strange after all. My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers March 15, 2009 The Discipline of Dismay ODB RADIO: | Download READ: As they followed they were afraid —Mark 10:32 At the beginning of our life with Jesus Christ, we were sure we knew all there was to know about following Him. It was a delight to forsake everything else and to throw ourselves before Him in a fearless statement of...
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