Naming, Claiming, and Proclaiming
the Abundant LifeWho am I? Good question. Who am I, really?
A very good question, a soul-searching question.
I am in search of The Abundant Life.
Why choose the abundant life? What is it? And where may it be found?
Join me in my journey to The Abundant Life.
my journey begins daily
today i will...
I begin each day with short reflections based on Study, Prayer, and a commitment to Action (my Bible SPA).
What amazes me is the ease, breadth and depth of these thoughts that can only come from the Holy Spirit. I conclude each reflection with a mention of God’s altar because it is at God’s altar where blessings are bestowed, gratitude is offered, and wholeness is made. And God’s altar may be found anywhere and everywhere, and especially in my heart.
Trust At All Times
Today I will ponder the question, “Will I trust Christ in the valley as strongly as I do on the mountaintop?” Will I maintain my faith when things are “neither beautiful nor poetic nor thrilling”? (Chambers Utmost October 2) The answer is “with God’s help.” Mark...
Replace My “If” With “You Can”
Today I will replace my feeble “If You can” with a confident “according to Thy will,” emboldened by the belief that it is not how one prays but the One who hears the prayer that is the power behind prayer. Mark 9:22-23 "But if you can do anything, take pity on us...
Accept Suffering For Christ’s Sake
Today I will accept my responsibility to “suffer” for the sake of the Gospel (and to learn what that means and entails) and for the power to proclaim and live the Gospel in the manner Christ has fashioned me for. I know this will be difficult. One example of suffering...
Short Provocative Thoughts
Ego
The Greek word for "I" is egō. Enough said.
People’s Trickery
Beware false voices. Do not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. "We must no longer be children, tossed to and fro and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by people's trickery, by their craftiness in deceitful...
Surrender
Is It Time To Surrender? God seeks us relentlessly.We resist him incessantly.He will never surrender. The question is, will we.