The Lord has been speaking to me about discipleship in the home. Our first responsibility as people of God is nurturing, valuing, treasuring, affirming, building-up and even cherishing the hearts of those God has given us as spouses, children and family. How often our words, attitudes, looks, posture and non-verbal cues speak loudly to ourContinue reading “Treasure their hearts”
Category Archives: Christian Life
Learning to abide in His Presence
To be like Jesus, requires being with Jesus. To treat others with love and respect means spending time at the feet of Jesus receiving from Him love and learning from Him what is true. When we live in His Presence, His words and His Spirit not only minister to our hearts and bring us courageContinue reading “Learning to abide in His Presence”
Abiding
Definition from Google Dictionary: (Archaic) Dwelling This world may feel that abiding is something archaic, old fashioned, obsolete, insignificant. However, abiding is what we were created for. Abiding is why Jesus came to the earth and died on the cross for our sins. Abiding is all about Jesus in us and us in Him. HeContinue reading “Abiding”
By grace through faith
Scripture tells us again and again that it is by grace through faith that we are saved. Abraham’s faith was credited unto him as righteousness and the patriarchs listed in Hebrews 11 walked by faith while on this earth. I know that many of you are probably facing a myriad of struggles, trials and opportunities.Continue reading “By grace through faith”
The allure of busy-ness vs. the peace of His Presence
We all complain about how busy we are. And fret and bother and even present ourselves as martyrs because of the many demands on us. And yet truth be told, many of us are addicted to our busy-ness. We truly can’t live without it. Furthermore we really aren’t trying to. When things slow down andContinue reading “The allure of busy-ness vs. the peace of His Presence”
We need the Lord
So, this is a common theme in my writings recently. And I won’t apologize for it. And I don’t get tired of stating something so profound and simple and yet so important. We need the Lord. We need Him more than we need air, food, water, clothing, shelter, and on and on the list goes.Continue reading “We need the Lord”
God’s greatest tools for shaping and forming us
God has been showing me recently that He uses three tools over and over in order to shape and form us into His likeness and image. Those three tools are suffering, lack and delay. And yet perhaps God would call these things training, discipline and appropriate timing. But nonetheless God allows things to come intoContinue reading “God’s greatest tools for shaping and forming us”
No one else can do it for you
No one else can choose for you. No one else can think, feel or act for you. We each must choose for ourselves who we will serve (Joshua challenged the people of Israel with this choice). We each must choose for ourselves how we will live. When circumstances are especially difficult and we ask theContinue reading “No one else can do it for you”
What shall we receive from God?
“Shall we accept good from God and not trouble?” – Job 2:10 There seem to be four things in our lives that are complex in how they are intertwined together and yet collectively they seem to account for much of the stress, fear, anxiety, doubt and discouragement in our lives. These four things are: *Continue reading “What shall we receive from God?”
Wandering, seeking
So often in life we find ourselves wandering. Wondering. Seeking. Questioning. “What is next?” “What went wrong?” “What should I do now?” These are legitimate questions. And they come from a place of brokenness and desperation. This might feel like a dark and depressed place to be, but it actually might be the most perfectContinue reading “Wandering, seeking”
Pastor Michael Johnson 