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Born Backward “For you, LORD, have delivered me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling” Psalm 116:8 NIV “Sometimes we are called to proclaim God’s love even when we are not yet fully able to live it.” Henri Nouwen, Bread for the Journey I was born backward, you know, butt first. I’veContinue reading “Backward Living”

”For in this hope, we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.” Romans 8:24-25 ESV “When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running inContinue reading “Does Hope Hurt?”

Abandonment “Although my father and my mother have abandoned me, Yet the Lord will take me up [adopt me as His child].” “For my father and my mother have forsaken me, But the Lord will take me up.” Psalm 27:10 NASB If anyone knows abandonment and forsakenness, it’s Jesus. Many of us have been forsakenContinue reading “Good Friday Thoughts”

Back and Forth/In or Out/Up and Down “For the mountains may move and the hills disappear, but even then my faithful love for you will remain. My covenant of blessing will never be broken, says the LORD, who has mercy on you.” Isaiah 54:10 NLT “Before you are a leader, success is all about growingContinue reading “Slippery”

“And he did rescue us from mortal danger, and he will rescue us again. We have placed our confidence in him, and he will continue to rescue us.” 2 Corinthians 1:10 NLT “The greatest faith is born in the hour of despair. When we can see no hope and no way out, then faith risesContinue reading “Resilience”

Giving Up When It Gets Tough–Character Needed “For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.” 2 Peter 1:5-7 ESV “Character is revealed when pressureContinue reading “Character Revealed”

There Are No Small Parts “If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can moveContinue reading “Small Parts”

Giving Up When It Gets Tough–Doubts “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us.” Romans 8:18 NASB “Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.” Marilyn vos Savant “I can’t doContinue reading “Doubt”

“When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” Matthew 9:36 ESV (Emphasis mine) “You are the only Bible some unbelievers will ever read.” – John MacArthur Harassed and helpless like sheep. While working for my local police department several years ago, aContinue reading “Harassed and Helpless”

“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16 NIV “As we pray, we can feel a change in our spiritual life. We are closer to God because we continuously communicate. Through prayer, we acknowledge that His love for us is infinite,Continue reading “Is Prayer Just Another Resource?”