The choice for children of God - we have 2 choices. 1 brings death. The other brings healing. Matthew 3:8 "Bear fruit in keeping with repentance" ESV                                                          … Continue reading Christian Work.. Faith without Works is Dead

We can be raised a Christian our whole life and miss the point of grace... hear the gospel over and over and still miss Jesus How is this possible? Through the sin nature of our pride, self sufficiency, independence, bitterness, anger, unforgiveness, over bearingness. Knowing the Truth that God fulfilled the law perfectly establishing grace … Continue reading Missing Grace

Thank you Lord for not answering my prayers in a rush but rather growing me closer to The One Who holds me close, granting me patience My Savior, my Redeemer, My deliverer, my stronghold. I know this is what You desire because You have done it, injected ever increasing Faith as opposed to desires filled. … Continue reading Prayer in Waiting

Costly. From the outside this looks completely unreasonable, messy, hard, contentious, often hopeless and out of control, baskets of tears but this has been my one delight, no matter the ways of man, this is the only way to Love, to obey God. I have tasted and seen pain and fruit all in one kit … Continue reading Obedience to God is Costly

Conversation #1 I have many little Christianese reminders from my childhood that come up often and I get a kick out of it... for instance it always goes somewhat like this. I will say "I used to listen to this when I was a kid." Olivia says "wow and you still didn't know or Love … Continue reading Conversations Worth Repeating

My vision is finite, I have finite short sigthtedness in the ways of God, but it seems the closer I come to Him the more I like to try to figure it out. Not only does that sound foolish, it is foolish. Oh yeah it can be fun yet exhausting... i know this is not … Continue reading The Trust Factor

There are things in your past, in history, maybe just this morning that drew you flailing, sobbing, relentlessly in pursuit to The Lord. Whatever it was that caused that, give thanks for it, give thanks to Christ for allowing it. Praise Our Heavenly Father Who knows what we need and sees every smile of ours, … Continue reading The Draw

God is a God of agains.. Whatever it is that you're tired of, the same mistrust, the same anger, the same affair, the same whatever sin, maybe your tired of yourself, your way. Come to Him all who are weary and heavy laden and He will give you rest.  Matthew 11:28-30 28 “Come to me, all you … Continue reading The God of Agains

Coming off of a Blessed time with 37 people in Cancun, MX... realizing just how much God answered years of prayers, in this time with many, meeting many coming from all over the country for the first time.... this small gms company, though we are but a vapor, He, The King of Kings has brought … Continue reading The Cup of Contentment.

As I am typing this I am listening to "Oh The Deep Deep Love of Jesus" Audrey Assad, while fireworks are lighting up the night sky in my backyard.  Blessed Lord, I thank you for this sweet enjoyment of telling of Your Glory. My life is The Lord's and growing up I believe that Truth … Continue reading When Assumptions became Assurances