Whether we have been Christians for a long time or not, so many of us tend to forget the promises of God. I’ve gathered together 10 promises of God to share with you today because I need these truths repeated in my life. You will find many blog posts, articles, and websites dedicated to the promises of God, but we cannot just pick and choose verses to fit our idea of God. I have carefully considered each of the promises…
How Jesus Comforts Us with His Compassion The text message punched me in the gut. I stood there, the tears pouring down my cheeks as I held the grief of someone I knew in my hands. Tragedy. Unknowable pain. Grief and loss filled the air around me. I immediately called my husband, “You’ll never believe what I just heard!” Those messages stay with us. Those moments in time when we hear of another’s pain and heartache are etched into our…
What Happens in the Dark? For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” Revelation 7:17 My children love to play hide-and-seek in the dark. When the sun sets and the house lights are turned off they grab their flashlights and run around trying to find the perfect hiding place. The seeker gets his/her flashlight out…
Lilies & Sparrows “Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? “ Matthew 6:26 The “what ifs” feel heavy in my head. What if….the biopsy is positive. What if…we don’t have enough to pay off the debt. What if….I never find a place to belong. What if….my child never speaks. What if….grief is too much. No longer…