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God Uses Broken Things
āGod uses broken things. It takes broken soil to produce a crop, broken clouds to give rain, broken grain to give bread, broken bread to give strength. It is the broken alabaster box that gives forth perfume. It is Peter, weeping bitterly, who returns to greater power than everā (Vance Havner). Donāt forget about the seed. Jesus taught that unless the seed falls into the ground and dies,ā¦
Don't Worry
Thatās it. Donāt worry. By the way, thatās not a helpful suggestion or a handy hint. Itās a command. Itās proof that God wants our obedience not as some sort of Cosmic Killjoy who wants to destroy our happiness but as a Gentle Father who only wants the best for His children and is looking out for their ultimate joy. Have you ever heard the expression āsick with worry?ā Itās not just anā¦
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A Prayer for Pruning
āLord, I praise You for being a good and faithful Father. Please remove any branches from me that arenāt producing fruit and prune those that are fruitful so that they might bear even more fruit. Remove any dead weight in me and remove anything in my life that isnāt pleasing to You. Make me more like You today and help me to bear much fruit today for Your glory. Amen.ā The Bible app has a guidedā¦
Worry vs. Prayer
Ann Voskamp said to be a prayer warrior and not a panicked worrier. I think about that a bit lately. One does absolutely no good but only keeps you up at night and keeps you from focusing on what matters. One is the way to the throne of grace where we find help in time of need. Worry changes nothing. Prayer changes everything. Worry makes you sick. Literally. Over time, your body will start toā¦
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Nearer Home
Oāer the hill the sun is setting,And the eve is drawing on,Slowly drops the gentle twilight,For another day is gone,Gone for aye, its race is over,Soon the darkāning shades will come,Still ātis sweet to know at evening,We are one day nearer home.Still ātis sweet to know at evening,We are one day nearer home. Nearer home, nearer home,Oh, ātis always sweet to knowWe are one day nearer home,Nearerā¦
Last Words
I learned today that as Elisabeth Elliott was passing, her husband at the time read a poem to her. Itās a kind of treatment on Psalm 23 but also a reminder of the promise of God to be with us always, no matter what. These are the last words Elisabeth heard as she slipped into eternity at the age of 88 on June 15, 2015: āIn heavānly love abiding,no change my heart shall fear;and safe is suchā¦
Continuing to Trust
I ran across something recently that floored me. Itās one of those Paul Harvey-type of stories that always end with something along the lines of āand now you know the rest of the story.ā The gist is that you can trust God when life doesnāt play out like you thought it would or even how you planned for it to go. You can script your plans down to the nth degree, but still life happens and plansā¦
Different Kinds of Friends
I wrote this a while back, but itās still true. God places people in your life for different purposes and for different seasons. Not everyone who is in your life will stay there. Some were meant only to stay for a little while and teach you a specific lesson. Some are meant for a lifetime, but they are precious and few: You will have several different kinds of friends over your lifetime. Godā¦
Not the End of the World
I donāt know if youāve ever done something incredibly stupid that you instantly regret. I mean the very instant you realize what youāve done youāre hoping for one of those supernatural remote controls that let you rewind 30 second and replay the scene. Just me? Cool. I know Iām not alone. Iāve had plenty of those moments where I still have no explanation for what I was thinking or why I did whatā¦
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My Kryptonite
For those who donāt have the nerd gene, kryptonite is that element that is fatal to Superman in the DC Comics. Itās the only thing that can actually kill him. Heās impervious to bullets and anything else, but mix a little kryptonite in his protein shake, and heās a goner. I like to think that my kryptonite is a good book sale. Specifically, the Friends of the Library sale at the Brentwoodā¦
Enter His Gates
āEnter his gates with thanksgiving;Ā Ā Ā Ā go into his courts with praise.Ā Ā Ā Ā Give thanks to him and praise his nameā (Psalm 100:4, NLT). I must have read this Psalm at least a hundred times before and never noticed that the first verse is not a suggestion but a command. Enter his gates with thanksgiving is God telling us not to wait until the Sunday service starts to begin worship. The problemā¦
Take My Life
Todayās Worship Initiative devotional song was an old hymn that I hadnāt heard in several years. Today, for the first time I was struck by how these powerful lyrics work as a prayer to the Almighty. Taken as a whole, this hymn is one of sacrificing every part of me to the One who made me. I pray as you read these words they will also be the prayer of your heart to God: āTake my life and let itā¦
Where You're Headed
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, āWhat lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.ā I doubt he meant it this way, but my take is that what lies within you is Christ, the hope of glory. What lies within you if you are a true born again child of God is God Himself. That is so much bigger than anything that lies behind you or ahead of you. The truthā¦
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Contentment
Contentment is probably the most counter-cultural sentiment there is today. To be content is to swim against the current in a culture that tells you that you need x, y, and z to be satisfied. How can you be happy unless you have the bigger house or the faster car or the newest iPhone? But contentment says, āNo thanks. I already have enough. I am enough because God is with me and God isā¦
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Hatch or Go Bad
āIt may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for a bird to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go badā (C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity). Youāve probably heard the age-old excuse for bad behavior ā thatās just who I am, take it or leaveā¦
Protecting and Blessing
and all Godās people said . . . . AMEN!
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Chris Johnson and Mortality
For those of us long-suffering Tennessee Titans fans, Chris Johnson was one of the few bright spots in a history filled with a lot of bad teams who were often painful to watch. He was an electric presence on the football field and still holds the NFL record for yards from scrimmage in a single season, set way back in 2009. It broke my heart when I discovered that heās currently battling ALS, aā¦