How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me? Psalm 13:1-2 ESV Ugh…! the lament… of Monday… We’ve celebrated His…… Continue reading the lament… of Monday…
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven… Ecclesiastes 3:1 NRSV With life out of sorts… there’s a little more time to read… He has led me to two books… both I’ve had for months… both speak to my heart in this interesting season… One I started… but then…… Continue reading good reads… for such a time as this…
But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. Hebrews 3:13 ESV This verse collides with the message of silent waiting… Keeping my spiritual insights… revelations… understanding… under wraps…quietly waiting… while He orchestrates… It sticks to my spirit… exhort one…… Continue reading every day…
encouragement… the act of inspiring with courage, spirit, or hope… attempting to persuade… spurring on… giving help… –Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary, combination of the definitions of encourage and encouragement God… the God of encouragement… calls His people to encourage one another… But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you…… Continue reading encouragement…
Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. James 5:7-8 ESV There…… Continue reading farming encouragement…
I heard the message at a conference last week… A teaching on how we all need to somehow get permission to start… but then we decide when to quit… when to stop… when enough is enough… And [Elisha] said, “Take the arrows,” and he took them. And he said to the king of Israel, “Strike…… Continue reading don’t stop…
Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see. Hebrews 11:1 NLT I’d never seen him before… but he reminded me so much of a young man I do know…. At first sight… I felt as if I was seeing him twenty to twenty-five years down…… Continue reading hope-full vision…
