Approximately three seconds after hitting “add to cart,” I realized something that startled me. I didn’t actually want the item I was in the process of purchasing. What I wanted was the dream of what life could be like if I had it. “I would be cooler,” I thought, “and happier.” I could envision it! I […]
A Way to Strengthen Faith
Have you ever wondered, “How can I exercise my faith?”
Mary of Bethany teaches us an incredible strengthening exercise. It’s the one thing she does consistently every time she appears in Scripture.
Self-Made?
You’ve heard the phrase “self-made man,” right? It typically refers to someone who started with nothing and worked their way up to a high position, through their own determination and sweat. But I’ve got news for you: no matter how hard you’ve worked in this life, you are not self-made. Psalm 100:3 puts it this […]
What if
“If the LORD had not been my help, my soul would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.”Psalm 94:17 (NASB) “If the Lord had not been my help, ______________________.” How would you complete that sentence? Maybe you’d say, “If the Lord had not been my help, I would still be looking for love in […]
The Recital
A few weeks before the recital, I got sick. “Bronchitis,” the doctor told me in between my coughing fits. And despite all efforts to rest my voice, I was still coughing when the big day arrived. “How am I going to sing, when I can’t even talk without coughing?” I worried. But Psalm 59:16 changed […]
From Despair to Worship
O send out Your light and Your truth, let them lead me; let them bring me to Your holy hill and to Your dwelling places. Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy; and upon the lyre I shall praise You, O God, my God. Psalm 43:3-4 (NASB) If […]