Category: Devotions

“Oh, to be more like the Lord can you imagine how wonderful that would truly be? If we all had more compassion, if we all showed more honor toward the next person in life than toward ourselves. Amen. If we all had more patience, if we could speak more kindly and live with greater grace…

“We are told that we are to daily pick up our crosses and follow the Lord (Matthew 16:24). And as well, we are told to lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily besets us, that we are to run with patience the race that is set before us looking unto Jesus, who…

“I think that as we grow older, we do become wiser. We become more aware of our lives and the choices we are making. We become more aware of the enemy and his schemes and his bait, so to speak, that he tries to place before us. Amen. But we also learn through all of…

“Yesterday morning at church, our pastor was telling a story about a man who bought a very expensive portrait to place in his office. He absolutely loved it and spent thousands of dollars on it. When it arrived, he tried to find a place to hang it, but every spot in his office just didn’t…

“Well, we all know that this time of year is a season when we are all very busy—some even busier than others. Amen. That often depends on whether you have small children, a demanding job, or are deeply involved in your church. And during this time, we tend to take on extra and by extra,…

“I think about the Lord and His goodness toward us all, and how every day of our lives He continues to be wonderful to us. Amen. This morning I’m thinking about the Prodigal Son—how even after all the choices he made for himself, the Father ran to meet him the moment he decided to return…

“This morning as I was watching Benjamin, our Labrador, I thought about how even animals are creatures of habit just like we are. He is so predictable in his routine. Every single morning, he gets up at the same time, stretches the same stretch toward the floor, goes outside to the same places to mark,…

“I am sure we have all heard the statement: ‘Worry about yourself.’ Amen. And for some, this can sound like an arrogant statement—but in reality, as I sit here this morning at my computer and begin writing, this is the very thing God keeps giving me. Amen. He keeps saying it to me. Amen. And…

“I tell ya, this year has been a year, I must say. It’s been an experience—lots of tears, lots of change, lots of loss, and lots of things that can’t even be explained. It has definitely been something, that’s for sure. It’s been a year where I went from being one of the most positive people you’d…

“So yesterday morning, as I was getting into the car to leave for work, two of the crows that I usually feed every morning flew right next to my passenger door and just sat there staring at me. I looked over at them, and kind of like a dog they don’t speak, per say, but…