There are times when it seems unfair that the array of response options I have now as a prisoner of Christ have been drastically reduced. These have been taken off the menu: a slipping expletive to amply express the degree of emotion, impeccably apt descriptions of “despicable” actions, putting people in their place the old…
Month: March 2013
God Has the Final Answer. Put Your Hope in God.
Have you been seeking to align yourself with God’s will but have been discouraged by what a person has said? Even a person who is your authority? Proverbs 21:1 NASB says The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord; He turns it wherever He wishes. Can you picture that…
Q and A with a Woman Who’s Been There and Done That: Dawn Urquico
Here is a previous post on Dawn Urquico’s testimony of radical obedience, waiting for her then-prodigal husband who has since returned home and become a pastor: http://atomic-temporary-30301605.wpcomstaging.com/2013/01/08/dawn-urquicos-testimony/ Gracious Dawn agreed to be interviewed. Sharing her answers with you: 1. How did you know that it is God’s will for your marriage to be restored? Is…
Heart Replacement
1 Kings 18:21 NIV Elijah went before the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.”. In Matt 12:30 NIV, Jesus said, “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.”…
Gripped By Incurable Heart Disease
Jeremiah 17:9 (NIV) 9 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? In the same chapter which says that cursed is man when he trusts in flesh but blessed is man when he trusts in the Lord, God reveals to us our heart disease: Our hearts are deceitful above…
Your Slip is Showing..Your Heart
A slip of the tongue reveals what we have been storing in our hearts. When something unbecoming comes out specially on unguarded surprise moments, it is a good time to reflect on what we have been storing. The words are the symptoms. The heart is the source. Everyday, whether we know it or not, we…
Pageant Criterion: Heart
1 Samuel 16:7 (NIV) 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” While people assess others based on looks,…
The Heart of the Matter Is the Matter of the Heart
Don’t credit me for the title. It’s something I’ve heard of in a devotion message some time ago but I just couldn’t remember who gave it. It made an impact on me because it makes sense. Most unhappiness boils down to the state of the heart. Love came in only second. Matthew 22:36-39 NIV reads:…
God Will Fight Your Battle. Zip Your Lip
Moses spoke to the people: “Don’t be afraid. Stand firm and watch God do his work of salvation for you today. Take a good look at the Egyptians today for you’re never going to see them again. God will fight the battle for you. And you? You keep your mouths shut!” (Exodus 14:13, 14 MSG)…
BUTTERFLY IN THE SPRING 