Most of my life I’ve judged the Old Testament Israelites pretty harshly. A moment here or there, I might be able to relate to a certain situation, but mostly, I remained befuddled at why trusting God was so difficult-after all, He parted the Red Sea for them; dropped manna from the heavens; brought water from… Continue reading When Pre-Miracle Expectations Don’t Match Post Miracle Experiences
Category: Devotional
There Might be Giants
This week I’m focused on how often my faith wanes when my post miracle reality doesn’t align with my pre-miracle expectations. Seeing God give a doctor a dream about Chris the night before he went into cardiac arrest & then use the dream as the catalyst for saving his life is a miracle. If God… Continue reading There Might be Giants
Well Done, Good & Faithful Servant
Have you ever Googled yourself? If not, or if it's been awhile, I highly recommend it. Doing so is an almost out of body experience to see your life (probably more than you realize) out there for anyone to read. When I Google myself, on paper, I look "good". You'll see articles quoting me when… Continue reading Well Done, Good & Faithful Servant
I Want to Be Different
If I was going to pick a theme song for my last few years...my reasons for starting a crazy venture with Rooted Leaders instead of staying in “Corporate America”, it would be Micah Tyler's song, "Different". I find myself hanging out at Discount Tires after taking Chris’s truck this morning, after realizing I need 4… Continue reading I Want to Be Different
Perspective-Don’t Just See the Nails
Perspective...there are more days than I care to admit that I’m too focused on my plans..my agenda...how life impacts me. Monday, was one of those days (to be honest, you could probably choose ANY day of my life to be one of those days). Monday, as I posted earlier, I realized my car desperately needed… Continue reading Perspective-Don’t Just See the Nails
God Moves in the Wasteland of Life
Isaiah 43:18-19 has been a foundational verse for me the last few years. There have been many times I find myself drifting back to “the good times”...times when on paper it looked good. It’s easy on days like today to only see the good & forget how empty those “good” days felt. Anytime we end… Continue reading God Moves in the Wasteland of Life
Standing Against the Schemes of the Devil
The last week have felt like a battle...illnesses, upon illnesses (when I’m, personally, battling 3 different ones at the same time, it kinda feels like a personal attack), new infections, low tires, bald tires, etc..over the past few days, I began thinking about this verse. What sticks out to me is the word “schemes”. If… Continue reading Standing Against the Schemes of the Devil
Walk on the Water
I’ve been reading the story of God calling Gideon in Judges 6 starting verse 11. Basically, Gideon is terrified of the Midianites who have taken control of the land so he’s hiding from them threshing wheat in a wine-press, of all places, so that he can keep what little food he gathers away from them.… Continue reading Walk on the Water
‘Knowing God’-My CHIEF Priority
Have you ever read something that just hit you over the head so hard you needed to stop reading..and just re-read the same passage over and over again until it seeped into your soul? That was my experience yesterday as I was reading Priscilla Shirer's book "Discerning the Voice of God." Here are just a few… Continue reading ‘Knowing God’-My CHIEF Priority
Blow Your Trumpet
I have continued to spend the last few days parked in Judges 6-7. A few days ago, I talked about some of the characteristics of God that we find in just a handful of verses in Judges 6:11-16. As I continued to read chapters 6-7, it’s only a few verses later that once again, we… Continue reading Blow Your Trumpet
I don’t ‘Know’ Chip & Joanna
For those of you keeping track, I'm still parked in Judges 6-7, I reread a question Gideon asked of the Angel of the Lord in Judges 6:13: “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all his wonders that our ancestors… Continue reading I don’t ‘Know’ Chip & Joanna
Look Up
With the news of 2 well-known people and 1 local, teenage girl having taken their own life this past week I’ve found myself drawn to Matthew 5:15-16 MSG, “If I make you light-bearers, you don’t think I’m going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I’m putting you on a light stand. Now that… Continue reading Look Up
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