Tag Archives: surrender

We have all been down this road before: Everything is going good; it’s smooth sailing, and then out of nowhere, our past rises before us and shifts the focus from our current journey. Whether we are confronted with the sins we have committed, the injustices we have been put through, ...

“Jesus loves me this I know … ”.  For many, the song is ingrained in their soul; we’ve sang it since childhood.  We say we believe it.  Living faith is a different story. Sometimes our hearts cry, “THIS is what love feels like?”  The bank sends a foreclosure notice. The ...

At  a recent Christ-centered ladies’ event, one of the ladies seated at my table stated her disdain for a family member who always made sure his conversation with her centered around the Gospel.  She viewed this focus on the wisdom of scripture to be judgmental.  She explained her wild teenage ...

Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison. And, ...

Grief, frustration and resentment seeped through the words, “I guess God just doesn’t talk to me.”  A committed servant of the church, a faithful Christian who lived a scriptural life, my friend’s voice trembled over the perceived silence of God.  My heart ached then and now.  God is not silent; ...