God Wants Our Tears

Several months ago, I was going through a tough few months, even struggling to write. And then I read this verse one morning – “This is the day the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24). But I didn’t feel much like rejoicing, and I didn’t feel much like …

Be Thou My Vision

Is God your vision, or are you looking through broken spectacles? The 8th-century song “Be Thou My Vision” translated from Irish to English has inspired many a Christian today. Just listen to the words that reflect total abandonment from self to reliance on God for all things. Be thou my meditation by day and night. …

Dream So Big

  DREAMS are not merely in the night; they are the goals and visions that fire your heart and flood your soul. Is your dream too big for you to fulfill without God’s help? “If you can do it without His help, you are not dreaming big enough. If it’s much bigger than you, you …

The Peace that Jesus Gives

“You’re my place of quiet retreat; I wait for your Word to renew me” (Psalm 119:114, MSG) The Bible says in John 14:27 “Peace is what I leave with you; it is my own peace that I give you. I do not give it as the world does. Do not be worried and upset; do …

Are you having a good day?

Embed from Getty Images   As I put my items on the checkout belt, the supermarket clerk called to the woman behind me and said, “Ma’am, I am sorry, but I am closing after him.”  The woman rolled her eyes, mumbled something under her breath, and shrugged her shoulders as she left. The clerk and …