Image by FotoRieth from Pixabay A few weeks ago I wrote a little about abiding in Christ and said I would write to you more about it. I’ve read more in two books that explains it well which I will list at the end. Jesus loves us and wants us to abide in His love. In that place, He is surrounding us and empowering us. Abiding in Him, living in the atmosphere of His love. Living in Him That is…
Do you feel that if there is a God He has abandoned you? Where does that feeling come from? He has created you to be inhabited by His Spirit. Without His presence we are empty souls. World full of empty souls trying to make sense out of life. Trying to do the best we can, yet never feeling quite satisfied. What is missing? He is. Does religion solve the emptiness? We were meant for Him. Not for any religion. No….
I was reading in John 15 this week and something kind of jumped out at me. Something I’ve seen many times before but hadn’t noticed. Exchanged life option I’ve written much about the Exchanged Life and how we can appropriate it in our personal life. The freedom it brings when we realize we don’t have to be who we were raised to be. We can find freedom from thought patterns. We can find freedom from addictions. We can discover a…
Why do bad things happen? I’ve heard it said, “If there is a God, why does He allow evil in the world?” We want to protect our children, right? Is that how we look at God? What does the Bible say about evil and the source of evil? Beginning of evil Let’s start in the beginning, Genesis 3. There we find two people, a man and a woman, living a perfect life with all their needs met. Not a thorn…
My friends and family know I walk on a regular basis. But, do they know why I walk? It used to be for exercise. You know, the fast walk. I still get some exercise, but that purpose has become secondary. I really don’t walk fast enough to burn many calories. It is more like a stroll and I tend to pause every once in a while as I focus on a thought or listen. More importantly, I don’t walk alone….
Dear Reader, Do you sing the song “Holy Ground” in your worship service? We do. Like many, you probably feel His presence there. Where God is, is holy ground. We sing that song at church too. But I’m wondering who goes home leaving the holy ground behind? We might leave the feelings behind, but not God. So where is God?. He said through the prophet Jeremiah that He fills all space. And through King David, He said that David could…
Just the thought of being rewarded for some good I have done brings me a sense of anticipation. It encourages me to try harder. Sometimes it seems that any good we might do is canceled out by our failures making our efforts seem fruitless. Source of rewards Jesus wants to prevent those inevitable failures. Yes, they are inevitable because it is from our efforts. It is our resources. Flesh. Apostle Paul tells us that in him, the best of the…
Finding inner peace. Peace with ourselves. We all long for that. You know, the inner conflict we struggle with that keeps peace away. That inner tug-of-war between what self wants and what God is wanting for us. Remember how Paul described his inner turmoil in Romans 7? He wanted to do what was right, but found himself doing the opposite. Living independently from God is the path Adam and Eve chose. We struggle with that same temptation. In chapter 8…
Successful Christian Do you wonder how to make spiritual success real in your life? How do you overcome besetting sins? How to be more loving, patient, etc.? What has been done for us has already been done. There is no more for Jesus to do for us. It has already been done. He did it all through His life, death and resurrection. It is done. Even He said it as He was dying. Remember? He said, “It is finished.” How…
I would like to share an excerpt from my upcoming E-book called Walking on Water. Our Christian life is made real by faith. Walking on water is an example of believing and substantiating, making real the promises of God. Introduction Today we can choose to believe. Today we can choose to walk on water. “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” Hebrews 11:1 Walking on water is a picture of faith. Faith…