Fresh heart for the journey
Ever asked God for an answer, a healing, or a rescue from difficulties and to this point haven’t gotten an answer from Him? Maybe not so much as a “Got your message and will get back to you.” And then silence and the strong feeling that nothing is happening! We have been given the […]
“I waited and waited and waited some more…” Psalm 40:1 TPT I bet that verse never got put into an encouraging book of Bible promises to reflect upon. But it’s in God’s Word and reflection might just be an important thing to do! We live in a dizzying, hurried world where waiting […]
“The very day I call for help, the tide of the battle turns.” Psalm 56:9 TLB We’d like for that verse to say, “The very day I call for help, the battle is over by that evening.” Sorry… that’s not the way the Bible reads or the way God operates. Seldom are our prayers […]
The waiting rooms of life are filled with impatient people! We hate waiting for red lights, slow traffic, upcoming vacations, unhurried baristas, and mysteries that don’t reveal the culprit until the last page. We dislike waiting for Christmas when it’s only August and fuming as we wait to be connected to an actual person […]
This isn’t a devotional about a slow God. It’s about our impatience. We tend to treat everything in our lives as broken pipes and God as a 24/7 plumber with an open schedule and a very fast van! And what is your story? Does God jump when you snap your finger? Almost never, […]
Sitting by the hospice-provided hospital bed in the living room of friends, the wife looked at her failing husband as he fought life’s last battle … and asked a question she knew did not have an obvious answer: “He’s ready to go, but why does God delay?” Why, indeed. Throughout Scripture we find the […]
Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields and the cattle barns are empty, …” Habakkuk 3:17 New Living Translation When living in the desert […]
Ever had one of those days when you start with such enthusiasm, strength and determination that it’s sometime after lunch when you realize that God hasn’t caught up with you. “Why can’t He keep up? What’s He doing back there?” you wonder as you look back over your shoulder. The truth is … He […]
Don’t keep God waiting! “So the Lord must wait for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion. For the Lord is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for his help.” Isaiah 30:18 New Living Translation I picture God as the original ‘Mover and Shaker.’ Aside from […]
There’s an enormous difference between “God is no where” and “God is now here.” It’s as vast as the gulf between despair and hope … between victory and utter and complete annihilation … between getting up in the morning prepared for whatever comes or pulling the covers over your head for protection. And yet the […]
I am a pastor, teacher, and encourager. I am a happy husband and leader of a family tribe now numbering 13. I am President of Fresh Heart Ministries and consider called of God to help you grow in your spiritual walk … let you know how special you are to God … and have some fun while doing so.