I should know better, for I have been here -in this place- countless times before. Dreaming, pursuing, preparing, envisioning my success. At the beginning of the process … the dreaming, pursuing and preparing part … enthusiasm is high. My imagination soars … and then … Continue reading 2018: A Year For Hope (Week 18)
The sin of stealing a few manila folders from the office supply cabinet ranks way below the sin of embezzlement – but both are thievery. Gluttony vs drug addiction. Venomous words vs physical abuse. Somehow, it all too often ends up that the sins that you and I struggle with fall to the lesser end of the ranking system (downgraded with words like “issues” or “struggles”) while someone else’s sins (that are not a temptation to us and therefore with whom we can’t relate) are ranked higher and are undoubtedly more offensive to God. It should not be so in the church. Continue reading 2018: A Year For Hope (Week 17)
“But if there’s one thing that shows, it’s that “desert periods” will occur in life. We will go through the desert. We will feel alone. And forgotten. Maybe inadequate. Possibly despairing. But our… Continue reading 2018: A Year For Hope (Week 16)
When the circumstances of life come against you, and they will, who’s words are you going to prioritize? The voice you hear determines whether or not you can overcome! Continue reading 2018: A Year For Hope (Week 15)
I just met “C” outside of the computer store picking up my laptop from weekend repairs. Dear “C” If you are reading this, I want you to know that everything below the dashed line was actually written by me last night on my cell phone. In light of our meeting, I believe it is no ‘coincidence’ that I had scheduled to reblog something written by … Continue reading 2018: A Year For Hope (Week 14)
… imagery is forming in my spirit about venturing into lands of milk and honey.
But just like the 10 spies who saw giants in the land and counseled Moses not to go in to possess what God had promised, you and I can’t take possession of the things God has promised us if we are bound by fear… Continue reading 2018: A Year For Hope (Week 13)
I have tried to paint this word picture at least seven times since that phone call, but I have never been satisfied … deeply, internally, and spiritually satisfied with my efforts until last week, March 15th. I woke that morning at 1:30 am and when I couldn’t get back to sleep, I decided to try again to capture what was in my heart. And this time, the Holy Spirit painted with me. Continue reading 2018: A Year For Hope (Week 12)
I couldn’t sleep last night, so I decided to paint instead. And rather than completing the work in process, I started over again. It was like painting with God by my side. Continue reading 2018: A Year For Hope (Watercolor Reveal)
Putting Hope To Work 