Whether you are regarded as somebody or nobody in your family, job, school, or church, you are somebody to God. Whether you achieve great or small things, your infinite worth and value to Him are undiminished. God thinks highly of you and wants you to see yourself as He sees you. He wants you to…
One Thousand Gifts OBS Week 4 — Trust: The Bridge to Joy
The full life, the one spilling joy and peace, happens only as I come to trust the Lord. ~ Ann May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. — Romans 15:13…
Remembering the God Who Remembers You
But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters subsided. — Genesis 8:1 The chapter and verse numbers in the Scriptures are not inspired, of course, but there is something about Genesis 8:1…
The Spiritual Benefits of Waiting
God often uses waiting as a crucible in which to refine our character. Perhaps the prophet Isaiah realized this when he wrote, They that wait upon the lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. —…
Acquiring a Heavenly Perspective
I . . . began working my way upstairs on my crutches. Down at the bottom, on the first step, I started getting mad at God. “This isn’t fair,” I grumbled aloud as I struggled up the stairs, one crutch at a time, one step at a time. “I have to suffer and be in…
God’s Grace is All We Need
God’s grace is not a gentle shower washing away the problem. It is a raging, roaring river whose current knocks you off your feet and carries you into the presence of God. Heather Sample suspected trouble the moment she saw the cut on her dad’s hand. The two had sat down for a quick lunch…