We have been talking about God’s Plan for us. Once we grab on to the concept that He has a plan and acknowledge that His plan is superior to ours AND commit to being a follower of His Plan, then what? How do we convert […]
Month: April 2011
God’s Plans – Devotional for Thursday, April 14, 2011
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11, NIV) God is in control. We talked about that yesterday. I argued yesterday that […]
When Things Don’t Turn Out – Devotional for Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Has your life turned out like you thought it would? Maybe you’re too young to know. But most of us don’t have to get too old before we realize that things don’t always turn out like we planned. In fact, it might be fair to […]
Blessed are they that mourn – Devotional for Tuesday, April 12, 2011
“Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 It’s not fashionable or cool to mourn. You would think with all the death on the news, on television and the movies, it would be quite real to us. The opposite seems to […]
Intentional Life – Devotional for Monday, April 11, 2011
Is your life on autopilot? You know how it is. We slip into patterns. We wake up at certain times. Go to work. Come home. Camp out in front of the TV. Bed. Then we do it all again. We miss much when we live […]
Our Methods and God’s Movement – Devotional for Sunday, April 10, 2011
I spent most of the day yesterday at a Kairos State Board meeting in Alexandria. The day was spent in discussions about the new manual we use, software programs that we use to keep up with donors and organizing the Kairos weekends, quality control measures… […]
Judging – Devotional for Saturday, April 9, 2011
I did some judging this morning. We judge all the time. We go to MacDonalds instead of Burger King, or the other way around, because we “judge” one to be better than the other, or cheaper or closer. We make judgments concern our television watching […]
I hate it here – Devotional for Friday, April 8, 2011
By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. John 13:35 Do you have a loved one who is not only unsaved, but seems about as far from God as you could imagine? Someone who hates the idea […]