Posts tagged “Trust”
I’m a Christian, but . . .
“I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” (Mark 9:24). I never used to understand that passage. As I get older and see the…
I forget God’s truths about money so easily
It’s a weird feeling when you notice someone else’s wealth and feel envy creeping in, isn’t it? I hope you’re immune from that, but…
A proverb and a prayer
“Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win…
A life-changing sentence
If you could pick any person—any friend, any family member, any celebrity, any pet, anyone alive or passed on—to walk through the door and…
Lord, give me patience with you
Of all the many things I do that irritate my wife, known and unknown, near the top of the list must be her persistent…
Working with clay
God is using us, and we may not even know it. “Yet you, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the…
The sum of our lives
I don’t think I’m clinically depressed because I only feel sad in months that have an “r” in their names. I think it relates…
God-given tension
I rewrote my sermon six times. I was attempting to write a sermon about Deborah from Judges chapter 4, and the tension was tearing…
Spiderwebs are flimsy and weak
I don’t always get the picture language of the Bible. I’m not a farmer or a sailor or a soldier of ancient times. Often…
The prayer of a struggling believer
Father, I’m struggling right now. My heart is heavy, and I don’t even fully understand what I’m feeling. I know I’ve messed up. I’ve…
When the odds are against you
What are the odds that you’ll resist temptation today? Um . . . yeah. We can quickly answer that question. Despite our willing spirits,…
What’s fellowship?
Every business has its own jargon, i.e., insider talk that makes total sense to the old guard and is confusing and embarrassing to the…