All our lives we look to someone else to show us the way. As a child, my father couldn’t leave the house without having me as his shadow. My mother never had to look to
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Change Your Expectations to Avoid Disappointment
My friend Cecil Murphey says, “If I expect certain behavior that I don’t get, I can become angry. Or I can change my expectations.” I might spend half a days’ wages to buy a gift for someone, expecting them to
Read moreWhy Can’t God’s Highest Purpose Be My Comfort Instead of His Glory?
Aha! Ever had an “Aha moment?” Like when you discovered coffee is amazing. Or that you needed reading glasses. We’ll probably experience lots of aha moments in heaven. For now, we have lots of head-scratching
Read moreRealist vs. Perfectionist: Which is God?
“Go lay down on the bed for a minute; I want to tell you something.” I’ve never heard God speak to me in an audible voice. But down on the inside, where the Holy Spirit
Read moreOvernight Successes…They Don’t Happen Overnight
If we are working hard and succeeding it is as much a blessing from the Lord as it is our efforts. We read in Deut. 8:18, “But remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to produce wealth, . . .”
Read moreIt’s Okay to Ask God “Why?”
Sometimes God doesn’t answer our prayers the way we want or think we need. Other times the answers are delayed, causing us or others to suffer. It’s okay to ask God “Why?” and “How long?” David the Psalmist, a
Read moreA New Heart . . . No Band-aids Needed
God in His great love for us doesn’t dust off our old hearts or patch it with Band-aids, He creates, makes something new that never existed before—a new heart.
Read moreBut I Taught Them To Love You, God
Our children will love God even more and better than we. That was our plan, right? We’d teach them well, and they’d believe. Even better than we. But what if that plan failed? What if
Read moreThe Winds of Time
Wind comes in many strengths, forms, and speeds – some good, some not so good. A few years ago, my husband and I were traveling to vacation in Yellowstone Park in Wyoming. Driving north from
Read moreIntentional Timing
Time is a funny thing. All of us get a full 24-hours everyday, but sometimes we get a lot accomplished in those 24-hours, and other times, the day blows by before we realize it. So
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