Procrastination. It has been a safety mechanism for me for years. Not only that but over time I have developed a reliable set of explanations to assist with it. After all, I do have responsibilities. I don’t have the money. Time is not on my side. Someone else can do it better. I have never […]
Read More It’s About Time…Something I appreciate about the Psalms is the way writers talk from the heart. Here is David on the run from his son. The once highly regarded King is now reverting to his fugitive days before the crown. This is worse, though. It’s not only a family affair, it’s a matter of people who used […]
Read More Psalm 3 – Faith in the Face of OppositionThere is comfort in knowing what is going to happen and being fully prepared for it. There is a lot less comfort when things happen over which you have little to no control other than how you respond. July was a month of a set up. Things were taking place, God was giving me opportunities […]
Read More YIR 16 – 07 – Faith and ExploitsI am very thankful for a faithful God. He evidently knows more than I do in so many different areas of life. This year has been so full of examples of Him expressing faithfulness where others lacked it. Consistency is something that friends and I admire a great deal and we aspire to a standard […]
Read More December Thanks #21: FaithfulnessIf there was a penny given for every time the odds were heavily stacked against an outcome and the outcome still happened, there would be a very rich offering. It took breathtaking belief to take on the ruling power of the day and win. It took breathtaking belief to take on the dominant mindset of the […]
Read More The Team: Fueled By Breathtaking BeliefThis week has been incredibly taxing and challenging for me. As a result it’s put pressure on the rest of my family, thank God, though, they have been very resilient through it all and one aspect of the intensity is complete. For all that exertion, tension and pressure there has been a number of positive […]
Read More Faith and StandardsShoes are an interesting part of my family life. My Dad trusted his shoes. He ensured that whatever shoes he wore would last him a long time. Part of that was about his maintenance, but a big part of that was about the choice of shoes he wore. He could rely on them to take […]
Read More Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness (The Fruit Series 26)Do you know how to play to win the waiting game? When I was a child, along with my two siblings, there were times where we had the ‘joy’ of accompanying my parents to one of the homes of their friends. Their friends didn’t have children our age. This was the time before electronic devices […]
Read More Playing the Waiting GameThe Assyrian challenge had a troubling effect on the people of Judah. Their threats were backed up by a record of their victories that could not be denied. They came with their words set to mock Yahweh and intimidate and humiliate the people. Hezekiah’s initial response was to get the voice of the Lord on […]
Read More The Kings II 19 – Assyria vs Judah Part 2: The TriumphBut the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion and showed concern for them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. To this day he has been unwilling to destroy them or banish them from his presence. (2 Kings 13:23 NIV) Covenant love is not easy. This is seen painfully in God’s […]
Read More The Kings II 13 – Elisha’s End and God’s Enduring Love
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