Dearly beloved, I want to challenge you to be open. What do I mean by that? What does it mean when something is closed? I want you to be open to God. Wide open to Him. May you be open to: Will you live your life wide open? Will you allow yourself to be fullyContinue reading “Be open”
Tag Archives: Trusting God
Living with the mystery
Why? I don’t know. It just doesn’t make sense. All of these are things that you and I might think or say on any given week. The reason for this is because we live in a fallen world where many sad, hurtful and broken things occur and even hurt and affect us. We may askContinue reading “Living with the mystery”
Trust
Trust is something that seems hard to come by these days. To trust someone can be a delicate and difficult thing based on our past interactions with that person as well as with other people. Many times we trust the person in front of us based upon how our trust was treated by the lastContinue reading “Trust”
I went to my prayer closet…
So, I went to my prayer closet today…and heaven didn’t open with angels ascending and descending on a ladder illuminated by light and heavenly choruses of “hallelujah”. So what now?
The Need to be Still
In my last post I spoke about the need to be productive. Now I would like to briefly consider our deeper need to be still. It’s not that we don’t have a calling and purpose in this life that ought to be diligently and intentionally pursued, but rather that being still is the greatest thingContinue reading “The Need to be Still”
The dilemma and the promise of faith
What is it that we have faith in? What exactly are we believing for? Are we believing for things to turn out our way, or the way that is seemingly most favorable to us? Are we believing for events and even other people’s choices, words and behaviors to be positively in our favor? Or isContinue reading “The dilemma and the promise of faith”
Releasing
The question is not what I can produce for the kingdom. Rather the question is what will I release and allow to flow into and through me for the kingdom. Most days we try and figure out what we can do for God. But Jesus reminds us that “by myself I can do nothing”. Nothing IContinue reading “Releasing”
A life of trust
Each and every day of our lives we face opportunities in which we can either affirm our faith in God to freely give us all things that are needed or to choose doubt, worry and fear. It begins as soon as we wake up. If you are anything like me, once that alarm sounds, itContinue reading “A life of trust”
Unclaimed Promises
Have you ever been to an unclaimed baggage store? It is an interesting experience. And it is remarkable the things that people have left behind. Some things are mere trinkets, others are more costly items that most probably were precious to the person who lost them. Have you ever thought about the lost promises ofContinue reading “Unclaimed Promises”
Trust
Trust in the Lord. With all your heart. Do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways. Acknowledge Him. He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 We know these words. But what does this look like day in and day out? Is it really possible? What is the outcome? People place theirContinue reading “Trust”
Pastor Michael Johnson 