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...
One Truth
God is good. When the sun is shining on my face, God is good. When the storm rages, God is good. When health abounds, God is good. When plaques and sickness threaten, God is good. In the quiet, God is good. In chaos, God is good. In abundance, God is good. In lack, God is good. In birth, God is good. In death, God is good. God is consistently good....
Good and Loved
How to wait on God – Lesson 7 One of my favorite Christian artist, Travis Green, has a new album debuting in October. He has released one of the songs from his new album to YouTube, Good and Loved. I had listened to it a few times but was not particularly impressed. But God would use this song to reveal to me the most profound lesson of all: “Melissa, while...
Imagine
How To Wait on God: Lesson 1 “But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31 NKJV After reading this verse and complaining to God that I feel frustrated in the wait, He graciously offered to teach me how to wait so this verse is...
Taste and See
“God is good,” that thought awaken me this morning. The simple yet profound, the trite yet deep, the spoken often yet oft forgotten, the taught to children but foundational truth- God is good -permeates every iota of my soul this morning. God is good. Everything about Him is good. He gives good gifts. (James 1:17) He has good plans for us. (Jeremiah 29:11) He has good things stored up for...
This I Know…
I wonder how many things we are going to have to “unlearn” when we get to heaven. The other day, I commented on someone’s political post. I know bad idea. But then I started reading the comments used to justify their point of view. Scripture used in ways that made me cringe. I didn’t respond again. Well not on Facebook, but I had an entire conversation in my head. Now,...
Blinded by the Light
For most of my life, I read the Bible through the lens that God was angry and ready to smite me. But as I now read the Bible through the lens of His grace, I see things totally different. For instance, I have always thought God struck Paul with blindness during his Damascus Road experience. But in rereading that story this morning in the light of Grace, I come to...
God is Good
Yesterday, while waiting in line for my Driver’s License, I had the opportunity to talk with a sweet young mother. She had just relocated to area from Seattle. We talked about the differences in the regions. We laughed together. Shared our misery and frustration with standing in line. Eventually I asked the question, “Have you found a place to worship?” Shame, guilt came across her face. “No.” Then she proceeded...
Taste and See
God is good! As I meditate on God’s goodness, I thought about God’s convenant with Abraham. The Bible tells us that Abraham worshipped other God’s. (Joshua 24:2) There is no mention that Abraham did anything to earn God’s favor before God spoke to him. God established his covenant with Abraham not because Abraham was good but because God is good. This should give us hope and encouragement. We don’t enter...
Beach Or Flood
Sunday morning as I’m strolling through my FB feed, I see a post from a friend at the beach. It’s a beautiful picture of a sunrise and it reads, “God is good.” As I further scroll in my FB feed, I see many posts on the destruction in LA due to record flooding. The question that popped in my head was, “Is God only good at the beaches of NC?”...