Does God guarantee the absence of struggle and the abundance of strength? Not in this life. But he does pledge to reweave your pain for a higher purpose.
Don't get sucked into short-term thinking. Your struggles will not last forever, but you will.
Don’t you think God can work however he chooses? I believe God worked, and the rest is up to us.
Down to Egypt. Just a few hours ago Joseph's life was looking up.
Each star, numbered. Each star, named! Like every grain of sand. Every hair on his head. Every trouble that filled his day. Created. Numbered. Known.
Fear creates a form of spiritual amnesia. It dulls our miracle memory. It makes us forget what Jesus has done and how good God is.
Feed your fears and your faith will starve. Feed your faith, and your fears will.
For that’s what faith is. Faith is trusting what the eye can’t see. Eyes see the prowling lion. Faith sees Daniel’s angel. Eyes see storms. Faith sees Noah’s rainbow. Eyes see giants. Faith sees Canaa...
Give all your worries to him, because he cares about you (1 Pet. 5:7). (The German word for worry means to strangle. The Greek word means to divide the mind. Both are accurate. Worry is a noose on the...
God answers the mess of life with one word: grace.
God as Master Weaver, Master Builder. He redeemed the story of Joseph. Can't he redeem your story as well?
God intended for everyone to be able to read and understand his Word. The
God is always near us. Always for us. Always in us. We may forget him, but God will never forget us.
God is angry at the evil that ruins his children. The question is not, How dare a loving God be angry? but rather, How could a loving God feel anything less?
God owns everything and gives us all things to enjoy. He is a good shepherd to us, his little flock. Trust him, not stuff. Move from the fear of scarcity to the comfort of provision. Less hoarding, mo...
God saw your entire life from beginning to end, birth to hearse, and in spite of what he saw, he still dreams of having you by his side. Even with your faults and failures. Despite your muddles and mi...
God seems less interested in talent and more interested in trust.
God, the Master Weaver. He stretches the yarn and intertwines the colors, the ragged twine with the velvet strings, the pains with the pleasures. Nothing escapes his reach. Every king, despot, weather...
Gratitude gets us through the hard stuff...Gratitude always leaves us looking at God and away from dread.
Have you ever noticed the way a groom looks at his bride during the wedding? I have. Perhaps it’s my vantage point. As the minister of the wedding, I’m positioned next to the groom. Side by side we st...
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