It’s amazing to me how many roles we play in life; how they change through the years. We have spouse roles and child roles, parent roles, friend roles, and job roles. We are customers, fans, users and gamers. It’s also amazing how easily we forget […]
Year: 2015
Sin and Sin Residue
So you have shut up and shut out. Your heart is steady and your question to God is open-ended and limited to today. Still nothing. It’s as if the sky were made of lead. You are hearing nothing. Maybe your problem is sin and sin […]
An Answer for Today
We have food stored all over our house. We have drawers of canned goods, buckets of dry goods, and a closet full of sweet goods. We never seem to have anything to eat. We make daily trips to the store “for something for supper.” We […]
Avoiding Multiple Choice
When things are tough and we finally decide it might be time to turn to God, we usually prefer to present Him with a multiple choice question. We have considered our options and can’t decide between a couple. The problem with this approach is that […]
Steady My Heart
“Steady My Heart” Kari Jobe Listen to the song Wish it could be easy Why is life so messy? Why is pain a part of us? There are days I feel like Nothing ever goes right Sometimes it just hurts so much But You’re here […]
Just Shut Out
If we are trying to hear from God, it’s imperative that we shut up just to start. That’s pretty tough for most of us. The second step may be even tougher. We must shut out distractions. God has blessed us with the ability to filter […]
Please Just Shut Up
If you are doing a prayer and fast or just, like me, trying to listen for direction from God. Step one is still the same. Please. Just shut up. I know that sounds a bit rude, but you know you’ve been told nicely that you […]
Prayer and fasting – I don’t think so.
Today our church begins 21 days of prayer and fasting. I’m not excited. Prayer and fasting doesn’t sound like a lot of fun. There must be some better way to start the year. I guess the question is why do this. Don’t get me wrong […]