I hate fear. Yet fear keeps knocking at the door expecting to be allowed entrance. Yesterday, it came in form of rumors. Rumors of State Workers being furloughed. Rumors schools still may not be normal in the fall. I see fear all around me and it breaks my heart. On one side, there is fear of the disease itself, fear life will never be normal again. On the other side...
Thriving!
Just recently, I was asked to speak at church in my area. I was asked before everything was shut down. So I just assumed the date had been cancelled. Five days before I was scheduled to speak, my friend called to confirm. I had nothing… I was busy with work, so I had very little time to prepare. But I felt as if God wanted me to say yes to...
Cosmetic Surgery
I have never had surgery, only been hospitalized three times and I named those visits Jay, Lyndsay, and Joshua. Although my body may have never needed repair, my spirit and my soul have received extensive work at the hands of the Great Physician. I had open heart surgery and was given a new heart, that was pliable, and teachable. I had brain surgery and was given the mind of Christ....
Prison Breaks
I’m reading Exodus this morning and this question popped up in my Spirit. “Why did God need Pharoah’s permission to deliver his people? Why couldn’t God just say, “Listen up. At 6:00 am tomorrow, gather your things cause we are leaving. If Pharaoh and his army tries to attack us, I’ll destroy them. But we are getting up out of Egypt.” After all, God is God. I asked Google but...
No Cramming in the Kingdoms
Do you remember finals week when you were in school? The late night study sessions. Attempting to read and memorize an entire textbook in one night? Studies show this is not effective learning. You may retain that information long enough to take the test but then it’s gone. Sometimes, this is how we approach our Christian life. Cramming. Waiting until we are sick to declare we are healed. Waiting until...
Strong Roots
I was reading the parable of the sower and the seed. I have read that story many times but this morning a phrase stood out at me. When Jesus was explaining its meaning, He said, “they receive the word with joy, but they have no real root in themselves. That phrase was highlighted, “they have no real root in themselves.” I have the honor of doing life with many women....
The Challenge – Week 1 Day 5
There are some promises so great in the Bible that they seem to good to be true. They are so great that we rationalize why they can’t be true or we try to rewrite them so that they can fit into our paradigm of a “God who is only willing to give us just enough to get by and is more concerned with our suffering than our joy.” Here is...
The Challenge – Week 1 Day 4
The Rain. Falls sweetly to the ground, producing life. Green pastures are sustained by the rain. Fruit trees flourish in the rain. The birds in the air, livestock, humans, we are all satisfied because of the rain. Perhaps, this is why God likens His Word to the rain. His word produces life, green pastures, fruit. We are all sustained on His Word. Jesus confirmed, We cannot exist simply on bread,...
The Challenge- Week 1 Day 3
One of the reasons I love teaching Calculus is because it requires students to use every math concept they have learned previously. All of the concepts they asked previous teachers, “When will we ever use this?” Is now used in Calculus and applied to real life applications and you never know what previous concept will pop up on a test or quiz. You must be prepared at all times. The...
The Challenge – Week 1 Day 2
Paul had lead these people to Salvation. He had prayed for, taught, warred in the Spirit for these people. He was their Spiritual Father. But now prompted by the Holy Spirit, he was headed to Jerusalem. He knew difficulties awaited him and he may not ever return to them. Before he left, he had one last exhortation for his Spiritual children: “Now I commit you to God and to the...