Daily encouragement for Christians
Where have you been? Do you get asked that question? Do you ever just disappear; physically, mentally, or spiritually? Many of us tend to “check-out” when we get tired, overwhelmed, or confused. When something earth-shattering or heart-breaking hits us out of nowhere we often retreat to a place we can be alone. When we allow […]
Do you believe the ladder Jacob saw “resting on the ground with its top reaching to heaven” truly exists and “the angels of ADONAI [God],” go up and down on it? (Genesis 28:12) Angels are real–they are spirits usually unseen by humans but working for us nonetheless. They are not omnipresent like God, able […]
I attended my granddaughter’s kindergarten graduation. She goes to a small country school with only fourteen other students in her grade. The teacher asked each child what they wanted to be when they grow up. Of course, the most popular answers were a policeman for boys and a teacher for the girls. There were […]
Are you a timid person, lacking in courage or self-confidence? That’s the way I went through high school, not because of my academic skills but because I wasn’t one of the popular kids. I was overweight, shy, and misunderstood by many. My parents owned a small business in our little town. Partially due to […]
“God sovereignly made me–the first, the basic–before he did anything else. I was brought into being a long time ago, well before Earth got its start.” (Proverb 8:22-23 MSG) Who am I? “I am Lady Wisdom, and I live next to Sanity; Knowledge and Discretion live just down the street.” (Proverb 8:12) Does that sound […]
Who Do You Trust?~LPF This post is a great reminder that things are not always what they appear to be. Let Jesus be your deciding factor in all things. Who do you trust? When you pick up a newspaper to read, do you assume it contains truth? Do you trust it as a source of […]
“I have come as a light into the world, so that everyone who trusts in me might not remain in the dark,” Jesus said. “If anyone hears what I am saying and does not observe it, I don’t judge him; for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.” (John […]
It feels like time to open the closet door again; to recall the pit that I was rescued from and once more declare what the Lord has done for me. I’m tempted again to feel shame but Father has already forgiven me and no one else’s opinion matters. Nonetheless, it remains a part of my […]
Were you taught to never be afraid to speak as long as you were being truthful? The truth shall set you free–right? Not always. Reading through Proverbs 21, my mind lingers on the verses about the nagging wife–the reminders that “it is better to live on a corner of the roof” or “in the desert, […]
Have you heard it said that “God helps him who helps himself?” Do you believe it? Who do you think said it? It wasn’t Father. That is not the way He works. It does make sense from our human perspective that the harder we try the better our chances of success, But what is it […]
