Giving and Receiving

Giving and Receiving

It’s easy to get so focused on the small things God asks from me, that I miss the fact that what He truly wants is to give me something: his love, his grace, his blessing, and his provision. ============================== Scripture John 4:10 “Jesus...
Searching and Finding

Searching and Finding

God is not hiding or concealing himself. He is eagerly looking forward, anticipating the day that we turn to him–not just those who are ‘called by his name’, but all mankind. ========================== Scripture Isaiah 65:1 “I was ready to be...
Environment and Outcome

Environment and Outcome

A heart surrendered to God will experience the verdant growth of riverside-living, even if the environment around it looks like a desert. ================================= Scripture Psalm 107:33-43 33 He turns rivers into a desert, springs of water into thirsty...
Light for the Journey

Light for the Journey

Trusting my own ability leads inevitably to disappointment. Trusting Christ’s ability leads me unerringly to safety. =========================== Scripture Isaiah 50:10-11 “Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of his servant? Let him who walks...
Attitude Check!

Attitude Check!

Doing the right things with the wrong attitude is not pleasing to God–my heart must complement what my hands are doing. =============================== Scripture 1 Peter 4:9 “Show hospitality to one another without grumbling.” Observation God cares...