I want to share a simple prayer that was shared with me as a young Christian. A prayer I’ve brought before God almost every day for nearly twenty-five years. God, lead me and guide me. Show me and teach me.Reveal to me what You want me to see.And use me for the work of You. I […]
Category Archives: Spiritual Growth
Skipping The New Year’s Resolutions
New Year’s resolutions are tough for me. As the promise of a new year stretches out like a blank canvas, I’m sometimes hesitant to make a tall list of resolutions. If I’ve had a great year, I wonder can I have another great year? Aren’t I due for something to go wrong? You know what […]
Look Up: Trusting In The Faithfulness of God
As a young Christian, I looked at my problems and sufferings while letting them determine my day. I looked down in self-pity wondering why they were happening to me. I was looking to everyone else for help to escape it. God was my last resort, if at all. I wasn’t looking in His Word to […]
Stepping Out Onto The Waters of Trust
“Jesus immediately reached out His hand and took hold of him, saying to him, ‘O you of little faith, why did you doubt?’ ” Matthew 14:31 (ESV) Have you ever felt a strong sense of urgency to change your circumstances yet you simply cannot? I definitely have. Over the last several years, I’ve experienced one […]
From the Garden to the Grave
“There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” (John 15:13) NLT I absolutely refused to read the details of Jesus’ arrest and crucifixion. As a young Christian, it was beyond enough squirming in a pew just hearing each word showcasing His agony like… mocked, whipped, spit on, beaten, and […]
Moving Our Why To What
“These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold — though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ […]