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I have heard something preached a lot over the years. Something that has never "settled well" in my spirit, Lord. Something that is hard for me to really believe. It's the notion that, once we accept You as our Savior, You forget all of our past sins. As if they had never happened. I know...
I hate leaving dirty dinner dishes in the sink overnight. Doesn't mean I never do it... but I hate it! :) Partly, it's the sight of them the next morning. The prospect of having to clean up yesterday's mess before I can move forward with the opportunities TODAY is presenting. Partly, it's the increased...
I was there this morning. In "This Quiet Place" in the darkness, right before dawn. The darkness that is not darkness to You, Abba. "You, Lord, are my Lamp; the Lord turns my darkness into light." (2 Samual 22:29) Tinkerbell, in the movie "Hook," called it the place between dreaming and awake. The place where...
Who would have ever dreamed we would one day pay for bottled water? Natural spring water. Purified water. And now, the latest innovation: Vitamin Water. Zero calories. Full of electrolytes. A healthier alternative to sugar-infused sport drinks. Latest innovation? Really? You, Lord, have been serving Megapower Vitamin Water for thousands of years! "The wild animals honor...
A Recipe for Disaster. When the world speaks about "The Other Man," all kinds of connotations spring forth. I guess those connotations are "positive" or "negative," depending on who embraces them -- the Betrayer(s) or the Betrayed. Tantalizing Tempter. Fantasy Feeder. Clandestine Charmer. Sensuality Specialist. Deception Magnet. Advantage Taker. Rule Bender. Heart Breaker. Home Wrecker....
I have been fasting lately from some bad eating habits. "Binging" on sugar, which seemed to lead inevitably to excess consumption of all sorts of saturated fat. It was all weighing me down (in more ways than one). So I have been saying "NO!" to those temptations lately... one day at a time. By Your...
This morning, as I lay wide awake in the darkness before dawn, I wondered: "How would You like me to come into Your presence today, Lord?" I began to whisper my love and gratitude into Your ever-attentive ear. There's an expression in our culture. Tender expressions of love between lovers are sometimes called "Sweet Nothings."...
Yesterday, Lord, You gave me words from A to Z. Words that honored numerous aspects of Your countless qualities. But there's another way to "hallow" Your name... isn't there, Lord? Today, You whispered: 'Choose one and soak in it.' The one You put before me was BEAUTY. I love the reference cited at dictionary.reference.com: Beauty =...
How do You do it, Lord? Make every encounter with You so very different?! Like this morning. As I drew near to You, I whispered from my heart, "How would You like me to 'hallow' Your name this morning, Lord?" It is, after all, how You said we should pray: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be...
We made our way to the mountain ridge today. Or, at least, we tried to. The path was totally overgrown... as if it had never been there before. So we got out the tools. The hand-held, gas-powered Bush Hog. The long-handled snips. The hand-held pruning shears. And we made our way up the mountain, like...