The Test of the Righteous

So for the past two weeks I've been reading the book of Job. It's amazing, I must say. There's so much insight on good counsel, bad counsel, God's power, trials and tribulations, and our response. I can honestly say that, before reading this book, I was going through somewhat of a dry spot in my Christian walk, but reading it has given me new perspective on God and his work. Job is talked about as being "blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil." He was basically the ...

The Second Best Love Story Ever Written

So lately I've been dealing with the problem of not giving God all control of my life. It's really been a struggle for me, because I'm the type of person that wants to take charge of every situation. Over the years, that quality has been sort of been a blessing and a curse: God's allowed me to be a leader and use my gifts to glorify Him, but I've often gone beyond that and tried to be the god of my own life. Suffice to say, it hasn't and won't ever go well. Jeremiah 29 makes it pretty clear that ...

The Prodigal

The Bible tends to address the topic of running away from God and coming back to him a lot. I mean, seriously, how about the entire books of Judges and Hosea, along with countless other passages about it? The topic must be important, huh? The more I go through life, the more I realize that my need for grace again and again is dire. And the passages I keep "running into" are helping me know that God knew this was going to happen. I mean take the book of Hosea: God tells this guy to to take a prostitute ...

Beginnings

I've wanted to start a blog for a while now. There are just certain times where I have ideas and things God has put on my heart that I want to share with people. So, if you're reading, thanks for taking the time to stop by, hope you enjoy, and I pray God uses my posts to impact someone's li ...