God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
In our day and age, information is more available than ever. Still, mankind goes about their day without God. Even Christians can cling to routines, doctrines, and reassuring texts. They can hold something other than the presence of God. Oh, if only they knew that these things should be bringing them into a relationship! If... Continue Reading →
Stepping out of favor with others is one of our worst fears. Its intensity depends on how high we hold those people, their opinions of us, and their power over our lives. We see how much it affects our relationships with other humans. But the problem begins when we focus on where we stand with... Continue Reading →
We may have smooth sailing at times. But stormy times are sure to come. Life is like that. When our horizons grow dark and scary, it throws us upon the Lord. We learn how frail we are and how little control we have. Let disease come or global events strike, and even the rich or... Continue Reading →
God does nothing frivolous or unplanned. We often charge off to change the world with our new notions of faith. But to become a participant in God's movement, it is vital that we grow in Him. He is the Vine. All that we see and do must flow directly from Him. This can only happen... Continue Reading →
The Bible is much more than a book full of words. God's wondrous presence should overcome and overwhelm us when we read its pages. It is not a religious life we are called to. We are called to life in the Spirit. The Bible was not written to give us rules and reasons. It was... Continue Reading →
It is beautiful and necessary to refresh the soul in the still of the mornings. Yet the closer one walks with the Lord, the more often we will find ourselves in need of seeking Him. Steal away to the copy room. Lock yourself in the bathroom. Water the garden. Or going for a walk or... Continue Reading →
Generations of the Christian faith have given us time to catch up with the Pharisees of old. We have our religious jargon, rituals, and doctrines. We have grown so accustomed to what we have made of religion that few people even wonder if there is anything more. We talk of God, sing of Him, and... Continue Reading →
Many Christians puff themselves up and say they know what God wants. “We have to bring sinners into the church,” they say. Or, “It is our job to condemn sin and make others stop living like they do.” They base their mission on what they have been told or texts found in the Bible. Jesus... Continue Reading →
A mother´s love for her children is one of the sweetest and most intense forms of love. Yet it doesn´t hold a candle to the size of love the Eternal One displayed by leaving His seat in Heaven. Christ came to us. He demonstrated God-sized love by paying His life as a ransom for our... Continue Reading →
The only way to please God and keep His Spirit thriving in us is to stay close to Him. Becoming a better Christian by cleaning up our actions is not the easy solution. It takes more than having better doctrines or following finer church standards. We need to learn to find His presence and stay... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 