A Call to Spiritual Maturity
When a child grows up and takes his place among the adults, it is expected that he will be able to understand more, do more, handle more, reason more than his younger counterparts. His mind, having the benefit of education and experience, is better equipped to spot lies and deduct truth from spoken and written words. Having understood the truth, we [...]
A Man Before God ~ Robert Murray M’Cheyne
“A man is what he is on his knees before God, and nothing more.”~Robert Murray M’Cheyne
Into The Solitary Place With God
Mark 1: 35, “And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.” Sometimes the world is too much with us or, perhaps, we are too much with ourselves. Concentrating on me, after all, isn’t going to make things all better for [...]
Prayer: the greatest work
We are prepared to serve the Lord only by sacrifice. We are fit for the work of God only when we have wept over it, prayed about it, and then we are enabled by Him to tackle the job that needs to be done. May God give to us hearts that bleed, eyes that are [...]
When God Delays
“Delayed answers to prayer are not only trials of faith; they also give us opportunities to honor God through our steadfast confidence in Him even when facing the apparent denial of our request.” Charles H. Spurgeon
We Ask God To Use Us
We ask God to use us… and then we complain when our lives get uncomfortable; we fuss when we are asked to do without; we get depressed when others turn away from us. We ask God to use us… and then when He does, we rebel… we tell loudly of all that has been [...]
A Mom’s Desire
When moms get together it isn’t unusual for them to gravitate to the single topic that all have in common: their children. Hopes, dreams and fears for their children are shared and examined with tidbits of wisdom being offered up and grasped with desperation. “Who will my child be when she grows up? Will he be [...]
