I AM

My favorite name for God is I am. Hear the voice of the Lord this morning. I AM good in trials. I AM hope in disappointment. I AM perfect love in fear. I AM light in darkness. I AM joy in heartache. I AM provision in lack. I AM wisdom in confusion. I AM mercy in mistakes. I AM grace in failure. I AM healing in sickness. I AM comfort...

Sometimes You Need a Truck

In 2012, when gas was over $3.60/gallon, my husband decided to buy a brobdingnagian, V8, gas guzzling truck. I thought it was a bad idea. It didn’t make sense on paper. I resisted. The truck is so big, no one else in the family (at that time we had 5 drivers in the house) was comfortable driving it but him. But he insisted, that “Big Butt Bertha” was the next...

God is Extravagant

I had a discussion with a doctor about hemoglobin. He told me that a healthy body produces 13 or more hemoglobin but studies found that adults can live healthily with as little as 10 hemoglobin. He said, I don’t understand why the body produces so much hemoglobin. I said, “Because God is extravagant. He created us in His image. We produce more than we need.” I believe in the extravagance...

Tired and Ticked Off

Tired and ticked off. Yes, that’s how I woke up feeling this morning. It’s a work thing that I feel obligated to do tonight that is interfering with me preparing for my bible study tonight. So I am physically exhausted just thinking about another marathon day and I’m frustrated with the politics at work. That is how I started my morning. Tired and ticked….Then I read The Word. Abraham was...

Entering In

The children of Israel had been in captivity for 70 years. God commanded them to prosper in their captivity. Now, they are headed home, back to their land. If you think about it, this generation returning had only known captivity. So going back to their promised land was scary, full of the unknown, some may have preferred to stay in captivity, after all, it was all they knew. Now, they...