Yesterday, I was overwhelmed by Your Sovereignty, Lord! Sovereignty that manifested itself over even something as simple as a song selection. How could anyone discount the amazing way You repeatedly defied my iPhone's man-made technology? Just so You could lead me down a worship path that would prove be so much sweeter than the one I originally had in mind!...
Some would say that title belongs to Steve Jobs or Bill Gates. They are technology giants, to be sure. But there's only one King. This morning, You brought to my mind the song I had tried to play just days ago -- "Wonderful, Merciful Savior," as sung by Calling Levi. When I had pressed its title...
I had just finished lifting my heart to You, Lord. This morning in prayer. Thanking You for Your Gift of Life today. Asking You to help me live this day in ways that will please You. I looked up with my "Amen"... and noticed the tiniest movement at the ceiling overhead. A strand of spider...
How can I even begin to describe how amazing You are, Lord?! I love it when You leave me speechless! Well... almost. :) Come to think of it, I'm never really speechless... am I, Lord? If I'm not expressing my love to You OR seeking You OR thanking You OR praising You... I'm testifying about how AMAZING...
Yesterday was a Purple and Yellow Day. Where could such a concept have come from, Lord? Out of my own imagination? Never in a million years. Yet there it was... laid out before me in the most obvious way by none other than You, the Almighty Creator of the Universe. You, Lord, who gave me...
How do You do it, Lord? Use the simplest of things -- even a gesture -- to move me so deeply? I was at church this morning. It unfolded as I have come to expect. A compelling message that challenged my mind and captivated my spirit. Music that lifted me into Your Throne Room. Worship that was...
You are the ultimate Search Engine, Lord. You direct every inquiry -- no matter how bizarre or even "x-rated" -- to a particular place at a particular moment. Always for Your good purposes... ... and for the sake of those You love. It is impossible for us to fully understand this amazing Truth this side of Heaven......
Yesterday, I was naked before You, Lord. Naked and Unashamed. Not because I was righteous. I was struggling in the quicksand of my latest failures. But my failures are never any match for Your Unfailing Love! "Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great...
Before I even showered this morning, I was bathing in my own tears. I was at that place that is all-too-familiar to me. That place of failing... and longing. That place of knowing what's right and choosing what's wrong. That place of defeat... and grief... and profound loneliness. How could You be near, Lord, when...
Oh, Lord... Friendship is a beautiful Gift. We said "Goodbye" tonight to the many snowbirds who live around our lake. Or rather, "Farewell." Hoping they will "fare well" as they return to their northern homes until next winter, when they "fly" south yet again. I felt like crying. Was it because we spent the evening laughing...
