Sometimes I need to be in the wilderness, so my faith can become mature and well developed. Yeah, I know, that doesn’t sound like a good deal at all, does it? In the wilderness we: See His miracles more clearly Feel His presence more intensely Worship Him more authentically Obey Him more sincerely When we…
The Waiters Series… Chad and Heather were schoolmates, but they didn’t realize they were soul mates until they reconnected after college. The two fell in love, married, and started their life together. After two years of learning the balance and rhythm of the dance called marriage, they decided to start a family. What seemed to…
“Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this:” Lamentations 3:21 (NLT) I will never forget those nights; curled in a ball, buried under my covers, facing the wall, hoping that night would bring a break-through in my prayers. Why Lord? What am I doing wrong? Why won’t you just fix his problems? Some nights only silent…
My mom, daughter, and bestie and her momma watched the three-and-a-half-hour drama The Sound of Music in the movie theater. As the word intermission rose to center screen, I felt relief. Don’t get me wrong, I love the movie, but I had been sitting so long that I was getting fidgety. Plus I really needed…
“Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord does not count against him and in whose spirit is no deceit.” Psalm 32:2 (NIV 1984) I spent many years regretting sins from my past; sins that had hurt others and myself. Day after day I would replay my decisions. Two decades later, the sting of past…
Throughout His life, David chose God rather than self. He determined to keep his heart close to God’s, where he could see and submit to opportunities that would be pleasing to God. In chapter 2, we talk about David’s choice to go back to the pasture even though he had been anointed king. Yes, years before David…