God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
We have to get it! We cannot stand missing out on something our hearts desire. The sad part of our modern greed drive is that we set our sights too low. We chase after fleeting things like pleasure, money, and a name. Our Shepherd offers us infinitely more when He offers us Himself. If we... Continue Reading →
When our eyes open in the morning and our thoughts turn to God, we arrive late to that meeting. He was already there waiting for us. When we finally stop trying to handle our situation ourselves, we turn to Him for help. We find the Lord had been dying for us to come sooner. When... Continue Reading →
One of the most mind-boggling themes to ponder is why the Almighty God would listen to us. The atheist brushes off the subject or uses it as an excuse not to tackle it. Even good Christians will often purposefully put off dealing with it. Yet when souls are in the fire, they do not have... Continue Reading →
When God moves, it is impressive. Some witness God reaching through the natural course of things to alter reality. They do not know how to describe it. There are no words. The thrill sends them down a path in search of more of Him. Something in our hearts needs to know that His presence is... Continue Reading →
Terror strikes with a vengeance. Darkness overcomes us and drags us lower than we have been before. The torcher takes its toll. How will we ever stand all we must endure? We experience the strain of despair often. At times our woes pile on each other to cloud out the sun. Most times, we carry... Continue Reading →
It hurts! Pain hurls us down and stomps on our pride. It has no feeling at all toward the hopes that we held before. We turn. When we cannot go forward, we turn. Where do we go? Where can we go now? Through the waves of our despair, a glimmer of hope glows through the... Continue Reading →
An easy mistake to make would be to think that God needs to turn our financial situation around. Many texts in the Bible tug on the strings of our hearts. We read of our lands returning to us or our fortunes restored. Some promises can bring that kind of consequence. Still, God´s intended purposes float... Continue Reading →
Those who have experienced the loving-kindness of God sing out their praises to Him. We have seen it, and we know. We stray. One moment we are down and out, and then the next, we are standing on top of the world. So beautiful and so sweet it is that we cannot help but throw... Continue Reading →
When our troubles overcome us, hope seems to have lept out the window, but it hasn´t. Humans have forever groaned under the weight of despair. Yet, as long as we have God, we can hope. We can cry out, “Where are You Lord?” or “How long will You wait before You come to save us?”... Continue Reading →
“Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says Yahweh; “I will set him in safety from those who malign him.” Psalm 12:5 Let someone come near our children to harm or threaten them, and an instinct to protect rises up from within us.... Continue Reading →
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