I saw a show once that told the story of a bomb detecting dog. He was trained from a pup to sniff out bombs and was helpful in various war zones. However, one day this brave dog became frightened at the slightest sounds. He could no longer perform his duties and was retired. A dog …
Category: Encouragement
Which Way?
We may wonder which way is the best way to go at various times in our life. Or at least I do. Maybe it’s simply directions to a location, a career decision, and/or a choice to make about whether or not to do a particular act. None of us want to intentionally go any other …
Lies To Self
I love the verse in Psalm 119:29 that says, “keep me from lying to myself”. How often I have and continue to do this - but oh how grateful I am for the truth. It truly sets us free - even from our own lies. Lies that we aren’t good enough, lies that we don’t …
Expanding In Joyful Expectancy
It’s so hard to wait on something we don’t yet have. However, instead of getting frustrated, impatient, and running ahead of God’s timing to make things happen quicker, there’s so much wisdom imbedded in life to teach us the profound goodness and blessings of waiting. Christmas presents are a wonderful example of this. We wait …
Desire and Pursuit
Desire can be a difficult thing to handle well. For we all have desires. For some, they fuel everything they do. For others, they can lead to despair, disruption, and/or discouragement. Desires however, as I have grown to understand my own, ultimately lead a believer’s healing heart to Christ. Clearly, desire can be harmful when …
Rediscovering A Heart At Play
As children we naturally know how to play. You don’t have to teach a child what play is, or how to laugh - it’s just comes to them as natural as breathing. However, the older we get and the more doses of reality we take in, something happens to our wholesome ability to play well. …
New Beginnings
New beginnings invite us to experience a fresh start with new opportunities, adventures, relationships, and even challenges. And who doesn’t appreciate a good challenge? Though there is risk of failure, there is also the enjoyment of being in the game, choosing to dance, and to pursue the potential victories. Yet, it’s the risk and fear …
The True You?
One of the greatest gifts God gives His children is a deeper knowledge about themselves. Many of us pick up pieces of personalities throughout our life and paste them to ourself in a makeshift kind of collage that presents to the world how we wish to be known. It’s a tattoo that displays attitude, appearance, …
Joy Ride
Clearly life is not and will not always be a joy ride. Jesus even told us that. Yet, thankfully, there are joyous moments and occasions we can share and experience, and with God, we know this joy is everlasting. For me, I have often felt like a mangy mutt, who had been beat down, and …
Discover The Beauty
I heard a radio DJ sign off with the catch phrase, “Be good to yourself, and better to others”. I liked it, because it’s a pretty good reminder - but as I pondered all that goes into those two simple points, there were various convictions, I’m not sure the DJ was trying to make. First, …
