
I never get up in the morning without a time of prayer and meditation (I call it, “having coffee with God”), and I also never have this time of prayer without saying, “Thank you, Lord, for another day.” Each and every time I say that, I’m reminded deep within that God lifted me up out of ‘hell’, as a camper might lift-up a smoldering marshmallow out of the fire before it bursts into flames. I know not ‘why me’, but this is a question I don’t spend much time pondering, and instead simply bask in the gratitude inside my soul for having been one of His chosen. For this I’m grateful!
Do You Desire To Be Happy Or Holy? Nothing in the Bible remotely suggests the idea that we should seek “happiness.” But there is plenty written about seeking holiness: “Pursue holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord… like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves in all your behavior.” (Hebrews 12:14; 1 Peter […]
When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?”—John 21:15 Jesus has a wonderful way of restoring us when we fail Him! He does not humiliate us. He does not criticize us. He does not ask us to make a resolution to try harder. […]
