Feeling Abandoned

AUGUST 10TH, 2020      |      On the outside, we may look and act like everything is fine, but inside is a very different story. We may feel abandoned by God. We are broken vessels needing the one Person who can change everything—Jesus. When we feel hopeless and feel that nothing good can come out of our circumstances, we must not let grief paralyze us. We need to depend on God. We have to draw our thoughts upward, especially when we are overwhelmed. When life is heavy, our hearts and minds can get heavy too. He already knows [...]

Not for Sissies

AUGUST 9TH, 2020      |      Being a Christian sure ain’t for sissies. Sometimes it requires letting go of a relationship your heart is set on keeping because the other person is causing you to stumble in your walk with God. Sometimes it means having to say no to something really, really good because you’re sure God has something better in store. Sometimes it means giving your time or money or energy to someone or something when you’d rather spend it a different way. It often means waiting because you’ve done all you can and there’s nothing left [...]

Friend of God

AUGUST 8TH, 2020       |        When our children are small, our role as parents is very defined. We’re their teacher, protector, disciplinarian, provider, and giver of love. When they grow up and begin making their own way in the world, our role changes. We pray that we have equipped them to make wise decisions, and we take on more of a friend role than disciplinarian. But what happens when they go astray and follow paths that lead to their own destruction? We want the best for them and do everything we can to redirect them, yet [...]