Made to Melt

“Fire goes before him and consumes his foes on every side. His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees and trembles. The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of all the earth.” Psalm 97:5 The other day I was having some awesome prayer time. Coming to the mercy seat and asking…

God Is Good Anyway

“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” Psalm 23:6 God is good. All the time. The verse in Psalm says all the days of my life His mercies and goodness would follow me. And sure, that sounds good. It’s encouraging…

Handful of Flour

“The bowl of flour was not exhausted nor did the jar of oil become empty….” 1 Kings 17:16(AMP) God has this seemingly unorthodox way of answering my prayers when I pray for provision. When I ask God to give me something, His answers rarely have anything to do with me at all. Rather, they are…

Such a Time as this…

“…And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” Esther 4:14 (NIV) It took me a while to realize that a “calling” wasn’t specific to a job title. I mean after all, Jesus was a carpenter not a pastor. That didn’t stop Him from preaching, teaching,…

A Letter to My Haters

“And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.” Mark 11:25(NIV) So I wore camouflage pants. One of the things I thought I would never do. I have strong feelings about using camouflage outside of the woods. Or so I…