Where we meet God is a great place to be. Have you ever looked back and been able to say Lord it was good that I was there. Can we trust now, as long as He is with us that it is good to be right here? I am not saying circumstances are good; I am trying to grasp God’s presence in the circumstances. Can you find His voice within you? Sometimes ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I believe that He is.
Where do your hopes lie? Is hope the target? Sometimes I have wondered if I have witnessed in myself and others in the positive thinking community if hope itself is the goal. Feel good quotations, dreaming of goals, and hoping for a better future are they all that there is? Will the universe be complete as long as we get what we want? Do we say ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: The Lord increases my faith.
“Then it happened.” When you read that in scripture don’t you expect to have an epiphany? Some grand bright light experience? I can’t promise that always but sometimes it can happen in a flash. Honestly I have kind of struggled today. All I asked God for was for God Speed today. LORD, I only have @ 3-4 hours to get a bunch done today so can you ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: The grace of our Lord is more than abundant.
Is it enough for you? Exceeding abundant, overflowing, poured out abundantly, very great and abounded exceedingly are all ways various translations of the bible describe this grace of our Lord. MORE than abundant. Today’s affirmation can be found in 1 Timothy 1:14: and the grace of our Lord was more than abundant, with the faith and love which ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: My faith will be shown to be genuine by what I do.
Want to feel alive? What makes our faith alive and complete? How do we go from an abundant heart to an abundant world? Can we just give IT away? What is IT? O brother, James chapter two kind of hits you between the eyes and I am laughing with the Holy Spirit this morning. God you are one funny dude. Hey I can call Him dude can’t I as I just read ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: God is faithful.
How quickly can we turn from God to self? Many days I cringe when writing out these affirmations because of the focus on “I”. One of the basics of “affirmations” is to claim these things in the first person so we take ownership and believe and personalize these character traits of God. However today, as I began to read the scriptures this ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I believe.
Jesus asked, "Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me?” (John 14:10 NKJ) What’s it gonna be boy yes or no? Ok that was my part but John 14 is making me unusually brief today. God DOES have a sense of humor. You know when your very own mother tells you that your writings are too long and she doesn’t have time to read them. ... Continue Reading »