Daily encouragement for Christians
Do you struggle to know that you are fully loved by the Creator of the universe and nothing you do or fail to do today can change that? It doesn’t seem right in our human minds that we can’t somehow cause God to become so angry with us that He just can’t love us anymore. […]
Are you confident in what you believe? How did you learn about salvation? Do you share that journey with others or walk silently in your faith? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart.” (Romans 10:8) What is that word? “The word about trust, which we proclaim, namely, that if you […]
God has good gifts to give! But His gifts are not the type we give and He doesn’t hand them out like we do. We usually plan to give the best gifts at predetermined milestones in someone’s life such as a special birthday, graduation, marriage, new baby, retirement…. Some of us have come to expect […]
It was the second day of wrestling practice for my grandson. The coach was a no-nonsense kind of guy. While practicing the bear-crawl the youngsters were all over the floor and unorganized. Coach called them together, put them back in even lines, and told them they were not in a race or a contest. Afterward, […]
What do you normally do with instruction manuals? Do you read them from cover to cover? Perhaps you’re like me and stick them in a file just in case you need them later. Oftentimes we like to feel as though we are intelligent enough to figure it out without asking for help. Is that what […]
Do you know how many times the Bible reports a parting of the waters for the purpose of crossing to the other side? There are four times that we are told about. Most of us know the story of the first time: Moses led the Israelites through the Red Sea as the Egyptians chased after […]
Have you ever been in a hospital where the signs request “Quiet Please?” Is it ever quiet in a hospital? Machines are beeping in every room, carts rolling down the hall, doctors and nurses in and out continuously. The following message was written in 2018 as Father carried me over another mountain. Sitting at the […]
At 5 AM I can hear the birds in the trees but I cannot see them–it is still dark. I can’t deny their presence for their voices sing out loudly as if they will awaken the sun. The creatures of the night have settled into their holes and the night becomes day once again. There […]
I was streaming a Christian radio station on a long drive home after a pressure-packed two weeks. I was in deep thought, jamming with Toby Mac as he sang, “Oh Lord I need you–I need you.” Suddenly the connection was lost and the music stopped. I heard a voice say, “I need you to decompress.” […]
I’m trying to teach discernment to my young grandchildren, praying that they develop the art in their youth. I was fifty-something when I first understood how discernment would guard my life. I am a woman of many words. My words, although honest, often contained more information than I needed to be sharing with the ears […]
