No Question About It!

I’ve been meditating on the life of Moses. Thinking about him leading the people, seeing God do INCREDIBLE MIRACLES. Yet when it came time to cross into the Promised Land, only two men had faith in God and the rest couldn’t control their spirits or their tongues—and they influenced an entire generation. With the exception of Joshua and Caleb, all of Moses’s peers, i.e. his friends, relatives, closest companions and his leadership team, DIED IN THE WILDERNESS. Forty years of grief! I don’t know about you . . . but I DO NOT intend to lose out on what God has promised. And what has He promised? A coming revival. So help me God, I’m going into the Promised Land. Lift up your eyes, keep the promise in front of you, and press on with me! Let’s make this a “break-through summer”!!

Life Is In The Lens

Recently I was sharing with someone that our life has held many challenges, but we chose to see each situation as an opportunity to grow, to know God better, to see a miracle, to deepen our ability to minister. With Paul's recent (and fourth) surgery for his brain tumor (not cancer but not removable) we realized that we have ministered to more folks with brain tumors in the past 2 years than we'd ever even heard about in our whole lives! To say nothing of doctors, nurses and care givers. God has provided for us and sent us to places and people we'd never have met otherwise. Life in Christ is all in our perspective . . . and it's been a gift, even to me . . . we've spent more time together just talking, watching movies, playing Scrabble (some say we are competitive--we play 7-800 point games), than in our whole married life. I am treasuring this time. God is good. 

Yearning for You

As I sang “I Want to Yearn for You” in worship on a recent Sunday, I puzzled over how one stirs up a sense of yearning. Then I felt God say that HE initiated yearning: “God so loved that He gave . . .” Jn. 3:16. Our yearning is simply a response to His love. Look around you. Do you see God’s handiwork in nature? Has He been a faithful Friend? Are you touched by His followers who are His hands extended in mercy and grace? And when you read His Word, is your heart stirred by His yearning to fellowship with you?  Respond to God’s yearning for a deeper relationship with you. Make it your priority for summer 2011!

God Loves Red Shoes

God loves red shoes. Yes, He does!

While waiting at my hairdresser for my turn, I flipped through a current women's magazine. A page listing new looks for the season caught my eye. First and foremost was red shoes. Now, for those who don't know me--I LOVE red! For a month, every time I shopped, I looked for red shoes. Oh, I found some--too gawdy, too orange, too fussy, too expensive. Then one Monday I spied a pair of red pumps, size 8, for $13 on Macy’s sale rack. They were perfect! Triumphant with my purchase, I hurried home.

But what to wear them with? Every day I put them on and took them off again. Finally, Sunday morning while still in bed, I decided I am going to wear those shoes today. So . . . after changing outfits three times, I was finally ready to go. “Good morning, God,” I said out loud as I picked up my Bible and impulsively flipped it open. Song of Solomon 7:1 leaped off the page at me, "How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's daughter!"

God loves red shoes—because God loves ME!