My sleepy eyes popped open with a start and a grimace. “What in the world was that pain?” A couple hours later, I added another question my worries, “why isn’t the pain going away?” I looked at the clock. The doctor’s office wouldn’t be open for hours, yet. Just wait a little longer, I reasoned. Maybe this will […]
When You Don’t See Fruit
We would all love to be resilient and fruitful. And yet many of us go through seasons where we can’t immediately spot the fruit in our own lives. If this sounds familiar to you, take heart…
Seasons
The air is getting crisp and leaves are beginning to change their colors. We just passed the 1st day of fall on the calendar. It’s the beginning of a new season. But have you ever noticed that stores start stocking new seasonal items far in advance? They begin advertising back-to-school and pumpkin spice while summer […]
Fountain of Faithfulness
God had proven Himself faithful to the Israelites. He parted the red sea so they could escape from Egypt and as they wandered in the desert, He turned an ordinary rock into a water fountain so they wouldn’t go thirsty. But it didn’t make much of an impression on His people—at least not a lasting […]
Worn Frets
Cease from anger and forsake wrath; do not fret; it leads only to evildoing. Psalm 37:8 (NASB) Do not fret. We don’t hear or say this too often, do we? We say, “Don’t worry” or “Don’t be afraid,” but we rarely say, “Don’t fret.” In fact, you probably don’t use the word ‘fret’ at all […]
Certainty for Uncertain Days
They did not thirst when he led them through the deserts; he made water flow for them from the rock; he split the rock and the water gushed out. Isaiah 48:21 (ESV) When we are going through the desert times in life–when we are thirsty and our strength is waning–we can know 2 things for […]