When Conditions Aren’t Perfect, He Is Perfect
I return from travels late last night, and I wake up to piles of laundry rising like the Rockies, suitcases scattered, and mail piled on the kitchen table. What a way to begin the New Year! I settle into the familiar rocking chair with my cup of coffee and Bible, ready to start the new […]
When Your Life Reminds Them
Twice in my sister’s life, someone has told her, “You remind me of hope.” Her life embodied a spiritual principle that people noticed. She even received a gift of the word hope framed for her wall from one of those friends. What a curious and wonderful thing to have one’s whole life remind others of […]
Laying Down Your Life
Here is blog post from a dear friend with an analogy about laying down your life that touched my heart today. http://livinghopeproject.blogspot.com/2016/12/small-sacrifices.html?m=1 Enjoy!
The Power of God’s Word
As I complete a speaking engagement on God’s guarding care, I feel so insecure and discouraged. Normally, speaking to crowds gives me joy and energy, but this time, it feels heavy and blah. My friend reminds me that God’s word is powerful by itself. It’s power doesn’t depend on my cleverness, ability, or eloquence. Amen!!
Endless, Inexhaustible Consolations
Today I remember one name of the Holy Spirit: The Comforter. I consider the endless and inexhaustible consolations of this God who comforts.
Knowing the One Who Leads
I find a quote by Oswald Chambers this morning. He writes, “Living a life of faith means never knowing where you are being led. But it does mean loving and knowing the One who is leading.” I remember that I’m led by Him. I don’t know what’s ahead, but I do know Him. This reality […]
Thankful for Breakfast
I ask the grandchildren what they most loved about today. They said, by far, breakfast. Oh, the Southern Breakfast! No matter how early it is, Grandma is already up with the coffee brewing, the hot buttered toast crisping, the eggs scrambling, and the bacon crackling. Living with flair means everybody comes down for breakfast.
A Lesson About the Heart From Years Ago
I’m on a long walk, and I pass some tree stumps. Clearly, they suffered from heart rot. I know about this. I learned this lesson in 2012. Back then, I wrote this: My youngest and I examine a tree trunk by our home. Once, it stood tall over the neighborhood, but experts knew something wasn’t […]
Merry Christmas!
I love that Jesus has the only birthday in the universe where we celebrate by giving gifts to one another and not Him. As we gather around the Christmas tree this morning and note the abundance of gifts every year, that somehow, arrive in the morning as always more than we ask or imagine, we remind each other that […]
Some Encouragement for You: Sustaining Grace and a Hush
Today I think about Billy Graham’s quote: “The will of God will not take us where the grace of God cannot sustain us.” It’s a perfect little statement when we consider all the places God might take us, all the new seasons of life ahead, and all the new problems, complications, or inevitable disappointments of being […]