In today’s world it is easier to insist on our own way than to yield to another person’s point of view. No one wants to have the deep desires of their heart bypassed for the sake of another. Day after day, night after night, we each reminisce on what else needs to be done to … More Nevertheless

Life in the fast paced world in which we find ourselves does get very challenging and for the most part, leaves us feeling like we are trying to play “catch up” every time. I don’t know about you but that is definitely frustrating for me. I like to feel like I am on top of … More Sabbath Rest

Have you ever gotten to that place where there are more questions in your mind than there are answers about some of the good you have purposed in your heart to do for others?Has it ever crossed your mind that all that effort is not necessary and you started considering letting it all go in … More Invested in Love?

We each have some things or some people in our lives that we care about so much so that we can’t let them out of our sight for any amount of time. We are afraid something may go wrong the moment we let them out of our sight and so we cling all the more … More Love it enough to let it go?

My guess is that a few of you have probably visited this blog a few times since the last post to see what follow up posts there have been to the conversation we began. I have actually been here more times than I can remember to continue that discussion but then I realized that I … More The growing is in the being

So 2012 is finally here and we all are excited to be a part of it. I don’t know about you but this is definitely one year that I looked forward to with greater eagerness and anticipation. The more I think about it, the more I realize that the eagerness with which I entered 2012 … More Come Up Higher!!!

This is that time of the year when we revisit the past year, evaluate it and make new commitments and resolutions for the new year. For a majority of resolution makers, those resolutions fade away before February is over and for the minority, those resolutions actually live through the entire year. For some people, they … More To resolve or not to resolve?

See the lights shining bright, the streets and alleys beautiful with ornaments that spell C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S. For some and maybe for you it is the favorite time of year again when friends and loved ones show how much they care by crowding the bottom of Christmas trees with gifts of different kinds. Most offices are closed … More No Cross, No Christmas

Since human nature wants to be in charge and understand all that is going on most of the time, we each have a tendency to live life in our comfort zone – that safety zone where we know and understand to a greater extent what the outcome of the choices and decisions we make are … More Step Out of your comfort zone

Are you at a very uncomfortable corner in your life right now wondering why some things just don’t seem to be working out quite as smoothly as you imagined they would?Do you find yourself feeling trapped in your present circumstances and almost wondering why nothing in your today resembles all you envisaged and got a … More Foundation issues?

AAAARRRRGGGGGHHHH GOD!  It’s funny how we spend our days and nights trying to figure things out when the Lord admonishes us to leave all that to Him. It is human tendency to do the mind work; think through the events of our lives and especially of the days ahead so that we eliminate all possibility … More He has it all figured out

Have you been seeking God for a breakthrough in any area of you life and now find it harder to resist the temptation to complain and give up?Do you feel like He does not care about you enough to come through for you?Has life so battered you that the hurt child inside you can’t grief?Are … More Keep seeking Him

When was the last time you received news about the accomplishment or promotion of a friend you know and love? How did you react to the news? Were you truly happy? Or did that something within you die? Did you wish that it was rather you in the spotlight? I know the feeling because I … More Truly Happy for others?

The amazing thing about life is that God brings people into our lives at various stages. Some for a season and others for a lifetime. While it can be and really is refreshing to have people in your life support you as you navigate a difficult season, it is also important to realize when the … More Thank God and Thank them

If you are like me then you sometimes yield to the temptation to crowd today with either the anxieties of tomorrow, the regrets of yesterday or both. If you can think back to the times when you have done that then you will see how frustrating that left you every time. That is not how … More Enough for today