Photo Credit In order to make your prayer more profitable, it would be well from the beginning to picture yourself as a poor, naked, miserable wretch, perishing of hunger, who knows but one man of whom he can ask or hope for help; or as a sick person, covered with sores and ready to…
Photo Credit: Markito, via Pixabay Do you ever look back and wish for what might have been? Sometimes, I do. Just this morning, I was reading in Job, and I must admit that I could echo his sentiments. “Oh, how I long for the good old days, when God took such very good care…
Photo Credit: Pixoman, via Pixabay Some days, I have more questions than answers. Today was one of those days. Someone who loved sacrificially and served faithfully has been cast aside. I tell you, ministry can be brutal. Days like this remind me of Job –a righteous man with a riches to rags story. …
Photo Credit: akaak19, via Free Images Last night the power went out at 6 PM. We live in Florida, and it felt close to 100 degrees in the house, so we immediately vacated the premises. Our air conditioned vehicle transformed into a safe haven on wheels. We had time to kill — the automated voice…
Photo Credit: Ryan McGuire, via Pixabay I realized that the deepest spiritual lessons are not learned by His letting us have our way in the end, but by His making us wait, bearing with us in love and patience until we are able to honestly to pray what He taught His disciples to pray: “Thy…