Category: Character of God
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great sadness.
The shortest verse in the bible says: 35 Jesus wept. John 11:35 It is the shortest, yet power verse in scripture. My Savior wept. I have been in a long season of weeping and sadness. I have been careful to monitor myself for signs of depression. It is interesting to note…
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a little less is ok!
Have you ever come across miserable people? The kind that just never have anything good to say about anything. They scoff the blessings of others and always have a negative tone to anything positive. The kind of people that seem to be blessed with everything they want but for some…
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rejection.
Jesus spoke very powerful words concerning the fear of rejection: 16 He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me. Luke 10:16 What is the fear of rejection? We have three very distinct needs in our life…
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frustration.
What does frustration mean to you? DO you ever struggle with being frustrated over a person or situation? What does it feel like to you? Dictionary.com defines frustration as, feeling of being upset or annoyed, especially because of inability to change or achieve something. To me, frustration feels like little tickles of anger…
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prisons wounds and scars.
Everyone knows a little bit of something about the Apostle Paul. Every person, good or bad, in the Bible is there to show us and teach us something about ourselves. The intent and purpose of God’s Word is to show us who we are on the inside. To help us…
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Closer.
8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. James 4:8 Last night I had the opportunity to listen to a friend testify about how Jesus is working in their life. To help them heal and…
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hope.
Hope, according to dictionary.com is, a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. This definition is not the sort of hope God’s Word is speaking about because this sort of hope is uncertain. For example, someone could say it is going to rain today and someone…
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Peace, Be Still.
I wished there was a way to show the world what complete redemption and turing from my old nature, and allowing Christ to begin transforming me meant. Christ has brought me to a place of complete wholeness. He exchanged my broken and dysfunctional self and has given me a wholeness…
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peculiar.
There are a lot of things that go into my study of God’s Word. Using a Strong’s Concordance, a Greek, Aramaic, and Hebrew translation guide, and lots of prayer. LOTS of prayer. I also primarily use a King James 1611 Bible along with the New Living Translation and the Message…
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Thank you, Jesus
Besides everything else, I have been thinking about Mothers a day. Today is a day in which we celebrate mothers. I have tried to sum up what being a mother is and I can only think of one word. Actually it is a name: JESUS! I thought about how my…
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