Where do you find God? I find God in the most unusual places, often when I’m feeling low or just plain stressed out. When things are going good, it is easy to forget about God. But when things take a turn for the worse, I go running straight to God. Last week, I hit a bit of a bottom. Feeling about as low as I’ve ever felt, I wanted to blame my hormones or the overwhelm of having way […]
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God is always calling us. Have you heard God calling you? Last week, we began a lesson on listening. From 1 Samuel 3:1-11, we get to see Samuel’s very first encounter with God. Studying his story can help us as we begin to learn how to hear from God. Let’s revisit a few verses from that chapter. “Samuel was lying down in the house of the Lord, where the ark of God was. 4 Then the Lord called Samuel.” Our first lesson […]
God is always calling you. Have you noticed? Sometime back, I was preparing to speak a lesson on hearing from God at a women’s luncheon. As I rehearsed the message, I was reminded that God is always calling. Not like on the phone or yelling my name to come in for dinner. More like beckoning and inviting me. As I practiced my message of hearing, trusting and obeying God, I began to remember my own […]
With it being the week of July 4th, let’s talk about freedom for a moment. It is a word I take for granted because I have grown up with all kinds of freedoms. But today, let’s look at true freedom and where to find it. We always hear a lot of talk about freedom around the Fourth of July. Just yesterday, I received a group text from a minister which read; “Do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. […]
This morning, I woke up with an old familiar hymn rolling around in my head. The words to Breathe on me breath of God go like this, “Breathe on me, Breath of God, fill me with life anew, that I may love the way you love, and do what you would do.” Breath is important to our lives. Without it, we die. But how critical is it to loving the way God loves and doing what God would […]
Sunday was Father’s day and as we reflect on our dads, it is always a little bittersweet. Some are still here with us, but many have gone on. Others have left us with great examples of what it means to be a good, good father. But some have been absent and shown us what not to do. Today, let’s look at God as our example through the eyes of another father. The father of my child. From […]