This week I've been inspired by the warm summer breeze to write about the comparison between the wind and the Holy Spirit. When you first think of wind it tends to have a bad connotation to it. It can be a powerful source and can do a lot of damage. Such destruction's as hurricanes and [...]
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Waiting for God’s perfect timing
Waiting is something I don't think most people enjoy. Whether it may be in a waiting room at the doctor's office or in line at the grocery store. Simply put, we don't like to wait. The same could be said when we have to 'wait on God'. Maybe we are praying for something or even [...]
A God that never changes
This morning as I was participating in a weekly prayer meeting, we were asked what each of our favorite attributes of God was. I mentioned His immutability meaning the fact He is a never changing God and it got me thinking. In a world where everything is disordered and changes consistently, I am reminded how [...]
Abiding in Christ
A few days ago I was in a book discussion and the book we were looking at was Abide in Christ by Andrew Murray. It was such a powerful, moving and encouraging book and the discussion we had was just as uplifting. This whole month I was reading the book and studying it out I've [...]
A Life Pleasing to God
Have you ever wondered what it means to please the Lord? I've been recently reading in Colossians and the first chapter verses 10 through 12 has really stood out to me in how God wants us to live our lives. A life pleasing to God will bear fruit. We have been adopted into God's family [...]
Give thanks to the Lord
Psalm 118 "Oh give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth forever." When I think about this verse, I think it can be easy to not think about how God's enduring mercy is constant in our lives. When things don't go our way, when we get frustrated, or get feelings [...]
A study in 1 John
Authentic Christian Living I've recently been studying the book of 1st John and I thought I would share the truths I've been learning. One of the questions I've been asking myself these past few weeks is what does authentic christian living look like? What would it look like if my life was truly genuine and [...]
55 of my favorite christian quotes
I thought it would be fun to share some of my top favorite quotes with you. They are a collection of quotes from influential Christians, some older and some newer. They have been inspirational and convicting in my life and so worth reading. It would be my desire that as you ponder them you would [...]
More of Him, less of me
For so much of my life all I wanted was more of everything. More money, more recognition, more understanding, more motivation, more creativity...but I wasn't satisfied and I soon realized all I truly needed was more of Jesus. For a while It's been about a fifty-fifty relationship. Fifty percent of Him and fifty percent of [...]
Spiritual lessons from the grocery store
It's been nearly two years since I've been working at my local grocery store. About half way into the first year I started to notice I wasn't enjoying it as much. It quickly became that average, boring job I would have to wake up early for, and deal with all sorts of interesting customers. Over [...]
