Knowing God’s Will

Have you ever wanted to know God’s will beyond any shadow of a doubt? I mean no wondering, no second guessing, no trying to figure things out? Well, keep reading…but let me start with a few more questions… Would you describe yourself as “grateful?” Are you thankful for what you have? Or do you feel […]

Thankful

20 Days of Believing God (Day 18) I wouldn’t consider myself to be someone who is ungrateful. But then I realized that I often focus on what I don’t have. What I’m lacking. What I still want. And so I feel discontent. Disappointed. Sometimes like I’m failing. So today I thought I’d turn it around…for […]

Actively Waiting on God

20 Days of Believing God (Day 10) Yesterday, we looked at the wrong ways to wait on God. Today, let’s look at how to do it right. I knew a guy a number of years ago who was an ultra-marathon runner. Those are the 100-mile races. He and I got into a fitness discussion one […]

How Not to Wait on God

20 Days of Believing God (Day 9) You have a need. You feel confident God will meet it. But nothing happens. So you wait. And wait…and wait. Until you’re tired of waiting. So tired. After God promised Abraham and Sarah they would have a son, they waited 25 years for his birth. David waited 14 […]

The Desert Comes Before the Promised Land

20 Days of Believing God (Day 8) After Jesus was baptized we read, “Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.” After Paul’s conversion on the road to Damascus, he preached there, but then went into Arabia for several years. The origin of the word Arabia can […]

What Does God Want?

20 Days of Believing God (Day 6) Last weekend, my right eye was watery and bloodshot. Then I felt a mild sore throat coming on. Then some congestion. And by Tuesday night, my eye was fine, but my throat was not. Mildly sore had become severely sore. I didn’t get much sleep that night and […]

What Do You Do When You Feel Like Quitting?

Do you ever get to the point where you’ve had enough? I mean really had enough. Like you’ve given it your best shot, but it just didn’t work out? Maybe you feel that way about your marriage. Or a relationship with one of your kids. Or someone you’ve been dating. Or the business you started. […]

How to Wait Well

Have you noticed the medical test result or the hiring decision always seems to come next week? Have you ever waited for something important to come in the mail, but it doesn’t come on Friday? You hope it’ll come on Saturday, but it doesn’t and…now you have to wait another 48-hours until Monday. A few […]