There has been a battle going on in my life since the moment that I accepted Jesus as my Savior. It a battle of phases, it is the battle over my Salvation, but mostly about the Salvation of others. For me it went something like this… Becoming aware that God existed, understanding that God is… Read More »
Paul and Me, Me and Paul
My life as of late feels a lot like I imagine Paul’s life being. I am surrounded by all of these miraculous things. However, I am also plagued by thorns, conflict, opposition and hardships. On one hand the last few weeks have been full of amazing and miraculous events, but a door may be… Read More »
Where is the Power?
Recently I talked to a pastor friend, and shared with him about the realization that God was calling me back to serve Him. His response was wondering if I had ever thought about going to Seminary. I have been asked that question many times, and again it made me think about where we are in… Read More »
BFF
Is Jesus truly my BFF (Best Friend Forever)? This is one of the questions I have been wrestling with lately. I would love to say yes, and it would be easier to say yes. However, it would not be true. This conversation with God started when He pointed out to me, that if I… Read More »
The Conflict
It is interesting to me how easy it is to get locked into the conflict of pleasing men, or pleasing God. It is easy to say that I will follow God, but when it comes time to do it, I find that I have this on-going dialogue in the back of my mind of what… Read More »
Love thy Neighbor
I realized a couple of days ago, just how bad I am at loving other people. I was reading my Bible, and the Lord led me through a bunch of passages about loving other people. I realized that I do a really good job with some groups of people, but yet terrible with others.… Read More »
Those People
I wonder how many times a day I make judgements about people? I would like to say that it is not many but it is… It is however far fewer than it was a few years ago. These judgements are what cause a huge amount of the world’s problems. It doesn’t matter if it is… Read More »
Giving Up!
I give up… It is the phrase that we use when someone or something is stronger than we are. It is often times something that I do very begrudgingly, or when I get frustrated with the way things are going. However, I am learning to give up in a new way, and that is what… Read More »
New Life!
This was my journal entry this morning. Father, I want to live the life of faith and extraordinary life in You! I want to step out of the mundane and see the life of the Apostles. I want to truly become one of your Disciples and to walk with you in the supernatural way that… Read More »
Living by Faith
Have you ever spent much time meditating on what faith really is, and what it means to have it? Do you know when you are walking by faith or the amount of faith in your life? Do you have faith as small as a Mustard seed? Jesus said that if I had faith as small… Read More »
