When I was little, I loved to startle other kids. I liked to see fear in their eyes and then the relief or annoyance that everything was okay. I did not like to bully kids and make them fear me, but to see a look of surprise. Unlike me as a child, God has no … Read More
Regretting Righteousness
1 Cor. 7:8 – 8Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Though I did regret it—I see that my letter hurt you, but only for a little while— I have felt like Paul describes here, that in spite of my efforts, I have failed in making a difference … Read More
Extracting the precious
In Jeremiah 15:19 God says to Jeremiah: Jeremiah 15:19 Therefore, thus says the LORD,” If you return, then I will restore you– Before Me you will stand; And if you extract the precious from the worthless, You will become My spokesman. They for their part may turn to you, But as for you, you must … Read More
Giving up meat
In Daniel 1:11 it says: 11 Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, 12 “Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink. Now the interesting thing about this is that God never said that … Read More
The wisdom of children
Matthew 18:3 And he said: “I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Is it possible that a child could be more wise than an adult? The real question should be is a person who has not learned anything wiser than someone … Read More
Lost
Ezekiel 34:16 I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bind up the injured and strengthen the weak, but the sleek and the strong I will destroy. I will shepherd the flock with justice. I heard it said that none of us know where we are going and that is … Read More
Carrying your Cross
Luke 14:27 – And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. For the longest time I took these words to mean something that was beyond my understanding, other than we need to obey Jesus and those in countries where Christianity is persecuted need to suffer for Jesus. The … Read More
Trying to be Holy
I have been saved ever since I was a boy, and my whole life has been more or less trying to be like Jesus. It is so frustrating because I see an area that needs to be cleaned up (morally speaking) and then another area gets out of whack. I have never been able to … Read More
Accepting God’s lack of explanations
In Job, the Bible never makes any indication that God allowed Job to go through what he went through to bring growth in Job’s life. Job was already the most righteous man on earth according to Job 1. God responds to Job, and basically says He is God and His wisdom is greater than man. … Read More
Pointless Hardships
This Christian walk is not easy, and there are many times when we go through something and cannot make sense out of why God had us go through it. I was ministering to someone the other day who has been going through a very difficult situation at work with a coworker and feels like they … Read More