This changes everything. I have been stopped in my tracks and shaken by how wrong I have been; way wrong maybe polar opposite wrong. The only “change” is my perspective, my knowledge and my understanding. How did I get here? Have you ever heard that the teacher learns more than the student? I took a challenge from a man I have never met but feel ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: Jesus gives me life more abundantly.
Like the blind man in John 9:25, all I can tell you is: “One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see." I can not explain it and I am not great at debating it. The are millions of people today who still like to challenge the belief in Jesus as the Son of God and that is no different than two thousand years ago. Just as with the blind man ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: Imitate God.
Ephesians 5:1 the source of today’s affirmation states: Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. (NKJ) I struggle with that invisible switch. That switch that flips so quickly between imitating God and being a jerk. From holy to hellish in a flash. The switch that flips from complete darkness to light. Which side of the switch is ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: God is with us.
He is here you know. Can you sense it? Do you know it? More importantly do you know Him? If we don’t know Him is it because He is not here? For two days it has been resounding in my head that God is with us. For today’s affirmation I wanted to personalize it and remind us to say that “God is with me”. Each day I want to remind myself that God is ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I do my part.
Which part is yours? In Ephesians 4:1 Paul directs each of us to live a life worthy of our calling. Do you know what your calling is? Do you think you have lived the life you have lived by accident and you are where you are today by chance? We have all been called. For years I wondered what my “calling” was. Lord what is my purpose? I have come ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I live in the Spirit.
Romans 7:18: And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can’t. (NLT) Most of us find comfort in Paul’s statement in Roman’s 7:18 don’t we? Hey if Paul struggled maybe I am not so bad! In Celebrate Recovery this is the biblical comparison for STEP 1. We have to admit we are powerless ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: My heart is strengthened by Grace
What is the best correct answer to a multiple choice question? Do you recall tests where you must select the BEST answer? All answers had a measure of truth to them. Have you been there? Life does that to us sometimes and we cry out to God for guidance. Sometimes, many times, there is silence. Or at least we think there is silence. Hebrews 13 ... Continue Reading »