I often miss the answer to my prayers. Yesterday it nearly happened again. Sharing the post on Christ’s characteristic of Tender-heartedness, I tweeted: May our hearts break for the same things that make Jesus weep. #sinkills #lovelife https://t.co/YtzJOeuQ84 https://t.co/aJONCkLxWF As the day closed out, I was weary and a little edgier than usual. Waking up,Continue reading “Missing the Answered Prayer”
Category Archives: Discipleship – Building Lives
Christian Character: Tender Hearted
Let’s Look Like Jesus: Tender Hearted Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spoke against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heardContinue reading “Christian Character: Tender Hearted”
We’re only human
“But we’re only human…” For one who has accepted Christ as Savior, that statement–usually offered as an excuse for sin–is a powerful example of a half-truth being a whole lie. The foundation of the Christian life is that our flesh is crucified and our life is in Christ. “But we’re only human…” has the soundContinue reading “We’re only human”
Can you hear me now?
We all have those conversations with others that leave us feeling that nothing we thought we were saying was heard. Whatever it is we intended to convey often takes a back seat to resentment and frustration. Then, we assure that nothing is heard! We live in a loud, loud world–where opinions are shouted as truthContinue reading “Can you hear me now?”
Christian Character: Servants
Let’s Look Like Jesus: Servants As I read my favorite devotion this morning (My Utmost), the question I’ve read every year for over a decade pierced my heart yet again: “Am I willing to be myself and nothing more…” Logic says that’s all any of us can be…but it is seldom how we live. IContinue reading “Christian Character: Servants”
Christian Character: Integrity
Let’s Look Like Jesus: Integrity Character is said to be ‘who we are when no one is looking.’ It is about integrity to our core beliefs. As Christians, our life is Christ, so we ought to look Him. We can’t do that if we don’t know Him well! This series of Let’s Look Like JesusContinue reading “Christian Character: Integrity”
Love is action
Love–like faith–is action! The heartbreaking evil of this week and the anger it generates took me to this old look at love. May we all prayerfully seek the love of God and then let it flow out of our lives. We change the atmosphere by living with a loving attitude. 1 Corinthians 13 show us what trueContinue reading “Love is action”
Christian Character: Humility
Let’s Look Like Jesus: Humility The perpetual prayer list to aid us in transformation begins with a character quality that is treasured by God but rare in humanity: HUMILITY. Let’s look at Christ and gaze on the beauty of humility He exhibits. Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed inContinue reading “Christian Character: Humility”
Sweet Fruit!
As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste. Song of Solomon 2:3 Some tasty observations on a short morning walk and a simple grade school science fact have meContinue reading “Sweet Fruit!”
Glimpses of Bitter Waters
There are passages in Scripture that are odd…confusing. But the Word says, ALL Scripture is useful for us. So, when I bump into those verses, I get excited when glimmers of ‘use’ begin to appear. It doesn’t happen every time I read a puzzling piece of Scripture…sometimes the verses simply have to sit on whatContinue reading “Glimpses of Bitter Waters”
