“A higher state of mind and spiritual vision can only be achieved through the higher practice of personal character. If you live up to the highest and best that you know in the outer level of your life, God will continually say to you, ‘Friend, come up even higher.’” —Read the Rest…
I wake to the grey stillness of morning, the distinction between the frozen ground and sky nonexistent. Greyness all around and yet the dirty snow barely covers the ground. The thermostat says it’s negative 10 today. Too cold to even feel like moving and not enough snow to enjoy outdoorRead the Rest…
Like many, each December I begin to pray for God to reveal the one word that will be my focus for the upcoming new year. My word from 2011 was “obedience” and that one little word grew me in ways I never saw coming. For example, pride and humility areRead the Rest…
Those who know your name trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you. Psalm 9:10 I’m not good enough. There’s so much I have to learn. Maybe it’s not what I’m supposed to be doing. But then again – maybe it is. Thoughts like theseRead the Rest…
While my husband drove us home from church, I sat irritated in the passenger seat. The sermon was amazing as usual – all about expecting “greatness” from God. This reminder used to encourage me; but after six years of waiting for God to publish my first book, I felt disillusioned.Read the Rest…
