Reconciling My Heart-book (Part 1): 27 Cents

God just used my checkbook to teach me quite a lesson. I had been reconciling my checkbook with the bank’s online statements when I noticed several discrepancies. It had been a while since I had tallied everything up – even the most “type A” of us get lazy about these things at points – and I […]

He is Home

I was rereading a journal of mine when this quote stood out to me. It’s still just as true today: “Having the reality of God’s presence is not dependent on our being in a particular circumstance or place, but is only dependent on our determination to keep the Lord before us continually.” -Oswald Chambers, My […]

The Constant in the Midst of Change

“Our God will not be moved. Our God will never change. Our God will reign forevermore.” – Tommy Walker, “I Will Not Be Shaken” So I think I had an epiphany… Life really is all about our walking with the Lord, isn’t it? Is that why everything else can pale so in comparison? Why it’s […]

Called to Something Bigger

Great food for thought today… God always calls us to something greater than ourselves—something bigger than we can accomplish on our own. That’s because He wants us to rely on Him. As long as you think you can easily pursue your calling on your own, you are not ready. It’s when you areconvinced that you […]

(un)Guarding Your Heart: The Reality of Costly Love

“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” –Proverbs 4:23 (NIV) “Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.” –Ephesians 5:1-2 (NASB) My […]