Many of us may be familiar with the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead and know the portion of scripture that Jesus instructs them to “take away the stone” (John 11:39) This made me imagine a large stone that was keeping that which was meant to be alive – to come forth. This makes me ask the question of what our ‘stones’ could be that are keeping us from being full of joy, strength, peace, and power. Do…
I must share this ‘ah-ha’ moment I had around 4 o’clock yesterday morning. I was having difficulty sleeping because of a personal challenge I am facing that may require a shift or change in my career. As I sat on the edge of the bed, I was praying and asking the LORD for direction and a strong urge came over me to open my tablet and search the scripture. Well, what happened next has occurred several times which was the…
Here’s a new way to look at our now. We tend to think of anything new as perhaps being forth coming or something that hasn’t taken place yet but what a great mindset to begin to look for the newness in our present now. Oftentimes we talk about the impact of perception and in this case – it is key. One must expect to find a newness in your now situation, experience, or circumstance, and it may require an earnest…
We spoke briefly yesterday about that overwhelming feeling that can occur after we continually say – “every time we turn around – something else happens”. What I think we miss is the fact that there was strength that had to be demonstrated in order to turn around. Our turning-around is an action but more importantly; the Lord has shown me that He is already in that turn around experience. Every time I turn around, He’s already there. Ironically, it’s His…
This is a familiar phrase that is not often associated with anything positive but with things that seem to be overwhelming and challenging. “Every time I turn around ….” This made me think about the actual action of turning around. Does it mean that you’ve just dealt with something and you’re turning around with hope of an opportunity to simply exhale but something else — shows up? Those “something else things” are not desired – at least not right now,…
What comes to mind when you think about being a photo in God’s dark room? It made me think that I am continually being developed to one day show who I fully am in HIM. Perhaps it’s being in God’s “darkroom” that refines, nurtures, and matures us without too much exposure to things we’re not ready to handle or experience. When we look back on bad decisions we’ve made or childish behaviors we’ve displayed we may not realize that it…
