Sometimes you have to persevere because there is nothing else you can do. When you are down to pretty much nothing but God, it is and must be God to whom you turn daily, hourly, constantly. These are among life’s most difficult times, when you are “up against it,” as it were, and you realize […]
Archives for October 2016
What Jesus Taught in Parables.1
Jesus taught in parables. Parables are metaphors, similes, and stories which are comparative in nature. The word “parable” literally means to “lay something alongside of something else,” for the sake of comparing the one with the other, like Shakespeare’s poem, “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”. The point of the comparison is to […]
Giving Thanks Gives Power
Giving thanks to God is an important directive of the Scriptures, to say nothing of its importance to the health of our hearts, bodies and souls. Giving thanks, even if you don’t feel it can help you to feel better later. Giving thanks brings you into the present. The greater your gratitude, the fuller and […]
If You Want to See, First Believe
To believe or not to believe, that is a vexing question for so many today. Is there a God? If so, how can we know or experience that God? If so, what kind of God is there? Which has to come first, faith or knowledge? Possibly for the majority of “modern” persons, raised on science […]
Believing is Seeing
To believe or not to believe, that is a vexing question for so many today. Is there a God? If so, how can we know or experience that God? If so, what kind of God is there? Which has to come first, faith or knowledge? Possibly for the majority of “modern” persons, raised on science […]
Listen
In times of stress or struggle, Listen for The higher voice, The deeper voice, The quieter voice, The calmer voice, The voice of reason and restraint, The voice of wisdom and clarity. That voice is always present within you, If you but stop, cease wrestling And listen, just listen. If you are listening With too […]