I think part of the reason that I struggled to care about being created for God’s glory was because God didn’t seem near. I hadn’t been hearing his voice. I felt spiritually dry. I was reading through the Psalms, a bit aimlessly, when I read, “O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you …
Creator Elohim
“Everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made,” Isaiah 43:7. God is Elohim, Creator. He made man in his image and for his glory. As I studied God’s name Elohim this last week, all I could think was, why do I care about God’s glory …
Why should we know God?
Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. - Psalm 20:7 Driving one day, and my daughter made a comment about Jesus being in Heaven. I jumped on her statement right away: “Yes!” I affirmed. “And where else is he?” “In our hearts.”“You bet, girly. …
Do you know who it is that you serve?
While I have no trouble staying busy with mom duties, working with all my heart precipitates a lot of extras. It’s taking the additional minute in a crazy morning to write a note on my daughter’s napkin for her lunchbox. It’s getting down to my son’s level, looking him in the eye and asking him …
How do we keep priorities straight when life is so busy?
As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She …
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The Gate
Open for me the gates of righteousness; I will enter and give thanks to the Lord. - Psalm 118:19 Sometimes I don’t read my Bible because I’m too tired. Sometimes I don’t read my Bible because I want to “clear my mind”, which usually just turns into filling my mind with Pinterest and Instagram. Sometimes …
With Him
There are so many great spiritual resources available to us these days - devotional books, reading plans on the Bible app, sermons, podcasts, books, blogs… it’s a gift be able to learn from other people. I think it’s also important to not forget that Jesus himself is the Great Teacher. Let us not bypass time …
Believe me
"The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!” - Mark 1:15 It can be so easy for me to overcomplicate the Gospel, to overcomplicate my role, or worse, to believe I have to make a contribution to my salvation. Sometimes, as evidenced by my last post, I have a hard time simply …
Conversations with God
“Do you feel free?” was the question my devotion prompted. Sometimes, I wrote. But sometimes I feel trapped. Trapped in old behaviors and old patterns of life that I wish weren’t true for me anymore. I started praying: Father,I so often deny my sin. I convince myself that it’s okay and convince myself that I …
In the beginning…
I was reading to my kids about creation one morning when it struck me how present God was when he created the world. He was there. He was hovering over the waters. God didn’t create the world from a distance, and the world isn’t distant from him now. He is with us. He is among …
Soaking in the Son 