Reading: Psalm 62:5-8 I know. I know. This is the same reading as yesterday. Maybe you decided not to read it today for that reason. I encourage you to stop and read it again. Because there’s a chance you are like me and you didn’t read every word. Take another pass through it and see …
Out of the Chaos
Inspiration for living outside of the chaos.
Reading: Psalm 62:5-8 What does this psalm teach you about expectations, translated here hope? The first phrase that jumps out at me is “Let all that I am WAIT QUIETLY before God.” When chaos swirls in my head, I need to sit quietly with the Lord. I ask him what is causing the chaos and wait to …
This is my birthday week. Fifty some years ago my mom waited in expectation of a sixth child. She already had five children ages 7-10 and a one year old. She anticipated I would be a good playmate for my brother. Only time would tell if that expectation became a reality. Expectations are funny things. …
Sunday! I have an additional reading for today. I am so challenged by David’s awareness of the effect of sin in his life and the key to living with pure hearts – God desires a broken and repentant heart. I wish for you a meaningful time of worshiping with other believers where you can find …
Can you believe it is Saturday already! Where does the time go? The reading for today is almost too important to put on Saturday, but here I go. There are times – well, too many times – when thoughts morph into temptations and temptations grow into sin and consequences soon follow. It might be broken …
The battle begins in the mind. Have you heard that before? Does it seem simplistic? Can we think ourselves into a better place? Read: Romans 13:14; Philippians 4:8-9; Colossians 3:1-2 It seems like, according to these scriptures, the battle not only begins in the mind, it ends in the mind. When we think about ways …
Read: John 3:16-21; Proverbs 20:9; Proverbs 28:13 You are in good company today. Why? Because we have all sinned. We have all missed the mark. There is not a single person who has managed to live perfectly. Not even that person you kind of hate because they seem so put together. Everything is always just …
Read: Matthew 4:1-11 Jesus amazes me. I wrote last week that Jesus became human and experienced everything we do. He experienced fatigue, hunger and exhaustion. When his disciples fought about who was the best, he might even have rolled his eyes. But most importantly, he experienced temptation like we do. And he overcame! And because …
Temptation is common to all of us but when does temptation become sin? Should I repent if I am tempted? Or is it when I act on the temptation that it becomes sin? Sin is an action and every action begins with a thought; the thought is not sin. Thoughts come to us all the …
We are better together! Find someone to worship with today. People are just plain scary sometimes, but I believe you can do it. If it hasn’t gone well for you in the past, give it another try. Read: Hebrews 10:23-25
Out of the Chaos 