FILL MY CUP

For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. Phil 1:6 Imagine a large cup before you. And in that cup are many stones. That cup is your life, the stones are areas of sin and temptation. Within

Reflections from Isaiah

Isaiah 49:6 He says, “It is too small a thing that You should be My ServantTo raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the protected ones of Israel;I will also make You a light to the nationsSo that My salvation may reach to the end of the earth.” I’m so thankful for this verse.  God could have been content

God’s Sovereignty – Man’s Responsibility

Does God exercise complete sovereignty over our lives, over our daily actions or does He give us complete freewill?  I hear this question debated quite often among believers.  Some believe my every action is preordained by God and I can’t do anything outside of this preordained plan.  Every time something bad happens you hear ‘Well

I Forgive

For the times I’m called a liar Though they don’t know my heart For the times I am misunderstood Tearing relationships apart ********************** When the pain it cuts so deeply The hurt it is severe A decision I am faced with Where will I go from here?  ********************** It’s natural to follow my instincts And

I Give Myself To You

Lord, I give myself to You.  In my eyes it’s not much but it’s all I have.  All my possessions, the gold, the silver, the cash, the house, the barns, cars, gardens… it’s nothing more than children’s trinkets.  It amounts to nothing and will one day be burned up.  The soul of man, his spirit

the line

It is then that the shadow begins to retreat as it is overtaken by a great and stunning light as God is seen approaching. Everything stops as if frozen in time while God walks over, picks up Persecuted Believer and carries him back to the throne. He then lays him down, pulls out a basin and a towel and proceeds to clean his wounds, tenderly washing each one.

MEALTIME

Mealtime should be a time when we stop from our busy-ness, from our toil and labor and enjoy the fellowship of friends and family.  They’re the reason we’re working and striving anyhow.  It’s easy to become distracted and think we’re working simply to pay the bills.  But that’s the superficial reason.  We’re actually working to

The Worlds Biggest Pervert

Satan has taken every aspect of our lives, that which God created perfect and holy, and has perverted it.  He has taken our enjoyment of food and perverted it in gluttony and eating disorders. He has taken our need for meaningful work and perverted it in both laziness and work addiction. He has taken our

The Day Trader

TRADE Every morning I deal with God…I give Him my sins, He gives me forgiveness.I give Him my weakness He gives me strength.I give him my frailty He gives me immortality.I bring immorality He gives me grace.I bring hatred He gives me love.I bring brokenness He makes me whole.I bring despair He give me hope.I

Is there a Purpose?

The world says I have no meaning. My existence is mere chance. Life has no eternal nature. I am here by happenstance. My life, it is so empty. I’m not sure why I exist. I don’t feel that I am wanted. If I were dead, would I be missed? * I have some friends and