Wendy Pope

Duh?

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV) It was another hot day in July. We left the swimming pool. We were wet, smelled of a mixture of sun screen and sweat,…

The Love of the Father

 “For the Lord corrects and disciplines everyone whom He loves, and He punishes, even scourges, every son whom He accepts and welcomes to His heart and cherishes.” Hebrew 12:6 (AMP) As a child it was hard to understand how my parent’s correction and discipline . I remember asking my daddy, “Do you still love me?” Because…

A Personal Revival

“It is God who has wronged me, capturing me in his net.”  Job 19:6 We don’t know exactly how long Job’s suffering lasted, but we see it lasted long enough for him throw a pity party or two. His language toward God is strong. He says, “I cry out, help! But no one answers me….

A Place Thus Far

Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and prayed,“Who am I, O Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? 2 Samuel 7:18   Have you been there? Life has taken twists, turns, and changes at every bend, yet somehow you have arrived at a place of blessing. You…