Sometimes the only we know that we are hungering and thirsting for God is that nothing else will satisfy. When our family is warm and cozy, when we are financially stable, our bodies are relatively healthy, and there is ample food in the refrigerator, and yet we still feel like something is missing, what we are […]

John 8:14-Jesus answered, “Even if I do bear witness about myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going, but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.   By not having a revelation of knowing where we originate from, (created in the […]

There is so much injustice in the world. We ought to cry out that God will make it right. We ought not be content just because some of those injustices did not fall on us. But we must be the voice of those who are marginalized, discriminated against, and unjustly treated. The Psalms are replete with […]

We think happiness is in changing to a better state of being. But really, happiness is in changing itself. This is what I mean. Have you ever thought that if you can just get that job, you would be happy? And you got that job! You were happy! But only for a few weeks. And […]

John 5:44-45–How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?    When you think of your own childhood, or just having your own children.  Much of our quest for worth comes from seeking it from parents.  As they get older it […]

What does a heart that is after God look like? It turns its pleas into a praise. It turns over its source of anxiety to the faithfulness of God. We all get anxious at times. Our circumstances make us feel trapped and stuck. We do not know what to do. We are obviously not in […]

1 Samuel 24:9-11-And David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Behold, David seeks your harm’? 10 Behold, this day your eyes have seen how the Lord gave you today into my hand in the cave. And some told me to kill you, but I spared you. I […]

Happy New Year!! May 2018 bring us ever closer to God, in whom we find all of our love, joy and peace! I’ve been thinking about the nature of idolatry because I was reading the book of Hosea this morning and here’s my summary of the nature of idolatry: It is wanting the tool more […]

Lamentations 5:20-21-Why do you forget us forever, why do you forsake us for so many days? 21 Restore us to yourself, O Lord, that we may be restored! Renew our days as of old— One of the more sobering thoughts about relationships in life, is that our knowledge of other people gets “greater” as seasons […]

We are to lead our emotions, more so than to follow our emotions. We are commanded to FEEL a certain way. For example, when we are commanded to “Love God with all our heart, soul, and mind,” that love involves feeling a certain way. It is not simply telling us to act a certain way, […]