I asked the Lord three times to take it away from me. He answered me, “I am all you need. I give you My loving-favor. My power works best in weak people.” I am happy to be weak and have troubles so I can have Christ’s power in me. I receive joy when I am weak. I receive joy […]
“Acts” Like It
For in Him we live and move and have our being. As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring’. -Acts 15:28 I needed the reminder so here’s yours: We have all love, power, and authority available to us, as us, working through us, just as we are. It’s ours for all eternity. […]
Soul Siblings
In prayer this morning, I was struck more than usual regarding our “sibling” status with Jesus. Christ is a lot of things, and one that I pass over frequently is Brother. I meditated on how the “two” of us lived inside me, and how crazy cool that was, if mysterious. I thought it was even […]
Pain, a very good teacher
I heard a woman I respect, and clearly on the conservative side say softly the other day, “Pain, it’s a very good teacher, you know.” She was speaking of children and their upbringing often being a battle of wills. Children need discipline and consequence in the home to mature. They need to be given a […]
We all worship something.
We all worship something. It’s how we were made. Worship is a spiritual act, no doubt, although it’s made manifest in how we live our lives, so it’s often mis-perceived as something else. Some are more obvious than others (drug addiction, for example), but food addiction is the same hurting spirit made manifest in a […]
Vines and Branches
I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, as I also remain in […]