I praise the Lord for His presence.  Although sometimes our Lord’s presence is more real than other times, it is no less real and no less available to us always.  This is something I have been dwelling on as this Christmas season is upon us:  That Christ’s presence on earth enabled us to have Christ…

I want to control my schedule.  By controlling my schedule, I can control my satisfaction in what I think I should be accomplishing.  By finding my satisfaction in my to-do list, I also derive peace from that to-do list.  By finding my peace and satisfaction in my to-do list, I control my life. And when…

My Pastor has said that you will never reach God’s potential for you unless you gather with other believers.  I do not want to overstress this point. But I will. Because it is of utmost importance.  Because God uses relationships founded on Him as channels of God’s grace; God’s kindness; God’s encouragement; God’s voice.  Upon…

I have an English Bulldog named Serge who is as stubborn as a mule.  If you know anything about Bulldogs, you know that stopping them once they have decided to do something is like attempting to stop a freight train.  Although we have Serge on weight-management food, he loves to eat our other dog’s food….

I imagine parents are delighted when their children seek their help.  Just as any parent wants to help his child, the Lord wants to help us.  Although God does not need to be needed, we certainly need God.  By need, I am referring to more than just needing our Lord to redeem us.  That is…

If you are anything like me, then you want the one who wronged you to initiate reconciliation with you.  I may have very well forgiven whomever wronged me, but whoever wronged me must lead the resolution process, must come tome to make amends. But Christ has always been the initiator. How contrary this is to…

Recently, I wrote about our deliberate stillness before God.  Even more critical than our stillness before God is the stillness of God.  It is essential that we understand this undeniable quality of our Lord.  I urge you to grapple with it. Because it is imperative that we discern the voice of our Lord. And many…

How sweet are those moments when we experience God’s presence in a tremendous way.  It is not that God is more real, more present, more engaging during those moments.  It is that we are more aware. I want this communion with our Lord more often.  I want this for you. I notice that my awareness…

Painful experiences can harden our hearts. And our hearts become hard to God. I consider our hearts like a reservoir of Christ.  The softer our hearts, the more porous we are to Christ and His Spirit in us.  The more porous we are to Christ, the more Christ flows through us. Pain can make our hearts impermeable. While impermeability may mean…