Are you a complainer? Come on, ‘fess up. Your dinner’s too cold, the weather’s too hot, my bed’s too hard, you hate it when the dogs bark, they have a better car than I do. On and on it goes. I don’t like being around people like that; but then all of a sudden I … More Like Any “Whine” With That?
I get various wood particles in my eyes often. Sometimes they’re small, scratchy and irritable (like sawdust); but other times I find myself with a huge cedar plank lodged in them! When that happens I can’t see clearly – that is until our great God taps me on the shoulder and shows me what’s going … More Got Wood Stuck In Your Eye?
Look outside (provided you’re not looking straight at a brick wall) and marvel at the scenery. Stare up at the sky and watch the clouds move. How can people say there’s no God? How can people believe that a Creator hasn’t sculptured the beauty around us? Yet we forget that often, don’t we? We get … More Feeling Sad For Mom
Guilt and stress … stress and guilt … whine, whine, whine… Why can’t I just have a normal life like everyone else? Why can’t I just have a weekend where I don’t have to do anything but sit around and read a good book? However as much as I hate to feel guilty, I also … More Guilt Starts Banging…
Ouch, ouch, OUCH!!! I really don’t like “humble-pie” moments, do you? Yes, I know the Lord works everything together for the good of those that love Him (Romans 8:28), but when you find yourself right in the middle of something that you really believe you’re supposed to do – and then it fails – I … More “Bad Girl” Linda Feels … Well … Bad
Do you have a hard time accepting generous offers from others? How about from God? The prayer of Jabez seems to come out of nowhere in 1 Chronicles 4:10 (NIV), which reads as follows: Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, ‘Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand … More God, Did I Just Turn Down A Blessing?
Can you think of a time that God’s told you something specific is going to happen? You’re just positive that He told you this certain thing – and even confirmed it at many different times and in many different ways? But then you wait, and you wait, and … you … wait … and nothing … More But Does That Mean We’re Giving Up On God?
As I wrote about in my last post Oh, Baby – I’m Cruisin’ Now, I was crushed when I got nailed by the women’s ministry lead during my year-long mentor group at our new church. Here I had thought I was doing so good in my spiritual walk – why had I been so blind … More Well At Least There’s Some Change In Me
Many years ago before I came to know the Lord I used to think Christians were boring – they just didn’t have any fun. The few times a year we went to church with my family when I was young were just that – boring!!! And the kids I went to school with who went … More Hang on Tight Because Here We Go!
As I wrote in my last post God – You’re Not Listening to Me!, I had indeed been very angry with God when I found out I was carrying twin babies instead of just one child. Even though Gary and I were becoming more and more entrenched in our wonderful new church home, I still … More What Was Happening?
The God Of All Comfort 