Dear friend, Please, please, please, I beg of you: Believe all the Bible says about the righteous judgment of God. God is perfectly holy, righteous and good so please know He is actively working to fix all of the situations in your life (and in this world) that are broken, evil and unjust. Please doContinue reading “God is setting all things straight”
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Confusion, chaos and trust
How exactly are we supposed to trust God when things make no sense? When we can’t figure out what is going on and when we can’t do anything about the people or circumstances around us, how do we trust God then? Proverbs 3:5-6 tells us to not lean on our own understanding but instead toContinue reading “Confusion, chaos and trust”
The desire of God’s heart
God does not want.. “anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9) Recognize this: God “wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth” (1 Timothy 2:4) God loves you and me so much that He is actively reaching out with a heart of compassionContinue reading “The desire of God’s heart”
We can’t change them
Last week I shared a post about the fact that in life and in ministry we cannot save other people. We can’t even save ourselves. Only Christ can do that (with our believing and acceptance). In this post I would like to explore the reality that ultimately we cannot change the people whom we interactContinue reading “We can’t change them”
We can’t save them
Here is a hard reality for us pastors. We can’t save them. This is true for ourselves too: we can’t save ourselves. First of all we must remember that there is only one Lord and Savior: Jesus Christ. And we all need Him to save us. We need Him to forgive us. We need HimContinue reading “We can’t save them”
In between the extraordinary
It is so amazing when we see miracles. How affirming, encouraging and life-changing when we hear the voice of God! And how exciting when God moves and brings times of revival, renewal and spiritual growth. But what about in between the extraordinary times? Let’s think back on Abraham’s life. He lived to be 175 yearsContinue reading “In between the extraordinary”
Be present
God has been teaching me (over and over again in fact) that one of the most important things in all of life is to be present to Him and present to each person that I with in each moment. And of course God is always and ever present, so I ought to be present toContinue reading “Be present”
Do you believe in them?
Dear pastor, I once read a story about a little boy who wanted to play darts with his dad. He told his dad: “I will throw the dart and you say ‘wonderful!’” How important for each of us to remember that we really need people to believe in us and to cheer us on. AsContinue reading “Do you believe in them?”
Things I regret
These are the things I regret: These are things I regret. But since I don’t have a time machine, there is no way I can go back and change these things in the past. I need the courage of the Lord to apologize to the people that these choices affected. I want and need toContinue reading “Things I regret”
Being present
Dear pastor, What if your presence with them was enough? But what if your presence was enough? What if God is simply asking you and me to be present to the person in front of us? I believe that we set ourselves up for failure and place unnecessary, unrealistic and impossible expectations on ourselves becauseContinue reading “Being present”
Pastor Michael Johnson 