Expectation Gap

Lately I’ve tried to figure out when I missed an opportunity to glorify God in challenging situations. It appears to be when I experience what I call an expectation gap. That’s when I expect something to go a certain way or someone to do the right thing, and they don’t. We can’t make them do … Read more

Spoiler Alert!

Why do people resist letting Jesus into their heart? Do they think their life must be cleaned up first? Not always-but they may notice that their lives do get better after being saved. Are they afraid to tell God what they’ve done in the past? Spoiler alert: He already knows, just like He knows the … Read more

What is your dirt?

My husband and I are traveling around the United Sates this summer to beautiful places. The Lord has placed some very beautiful places in our path and we are very grateful. On our travels I have noticed something that reminded me of the parable of the soils in Mark 4:1-20.  Many Bibles label it as … Read more

Who’s Your Spotter?

In the course of your day and the activities you participate in, who is your spotter? Think about weightlifting, backing a trailer into a tight space, or just driving on the freeway. Some Christians don’t realize they have a ever-present spotter, and fewer utilize Him for their daily tasks. Recently my wife and I went … Read more

Be Still and Know that I am God

The title of this post is from Psalm 46:10 KJV – King James version. It is meant to not only grab your attention, but also to move you to action, inaction, or in this case: BOTH. Inaction in the sense of being still. The NASB95 version translates “be still” as “cease striving.” We should cease … Read more

Don’t be Guided by Your Feelings

As I was listening to a Kenneth E. Hagin sermon, it struck me that many Christians are guided by their feelings and not by their authority. Many Christians say, “I don’t feel _____________.”(fill in any number of phrases here): These are lies that satan tries to push on us. The devil prowls around like a … Read more

What are your binoculars set on?

Recently my husband and I have enjoyed bird watching and I guess you could say nature watching. We both have binoculars. What’s interesting is that we can both be looking in the same direction but see different things. Binoculars are a peculiar tool. It magnifies some things and blurs other things depending on what YOU … Read more

Times or Fold?

When we read through the Bible, we often come across the word “fold” and a number (30-fold, 60-fold, or 100-fold). In the past, I would read that as “times” and do some math in my head. Consider the parable of the sower in Mark 4:1-20, specifically the good soil: And those are the ones on … Read more