• You are God’s chosen instrument

    You’ve got it all figured out!  You don’t need Jesus!  You have your five-year plan set and your goals laid out before you and nothing will stand in your way.  You’ve set your path.  You’ve decided your destiny.  You’re strong and capable and you’re going to do whatever feels right…

  • My failed plans

    I am great at making plans!  Good ones, too!  I spend time considering the pros and cons and weighing all my options.  I pray about it (although I do a lot more telling God about my plans than listening for his guidance).  Sometimes I ask people for advice (especially if…

  • Work of art – in progress

    What do you get when you piece together a bunch of broken pieces of random materials? You get a beautiful piece of mosaic art! As you look at the beauty of the finished product, you gain a new appreciation for the broken pieces that were used to form it. It…

  • Time to move!

    There are so many times when I read about the Israelites’ journey out of slavery and into the promised land that I see myself in their wanderings.  So often I stumble across a principle that I can apply to my life today.  So often that I am reminded of who…

  • Our Story Has Already Been Written

    Have you ever stopped to consider that God’s purpose for us is already complete? Our story has already been written! God doesn’t say – “I am going to…”  He says – “I have…” When God promised Abraham that he would be the father of many nations, he said; “I have…