Are you wondering if God has forgotten about you? He hasn't. Not ever.
If God were to send you a message, I think He’d write something like the words in this note.
God can restore what is lost
Following-up on Wednesday’s thoughts… Imagine what it was like to be Job’s friends. Watching him lose so much. (What do you say to someone who has just lost ten children!) We learn in the book of Job that the counsel and conversations Job’s friends provided were not always very helpful. I bet they thought they were doing the right things—trying to move Job through his grief. But they also wanted to help Job feel better so their upside down world could go back to normal. Their words and
Wow. And I thought I have bad days.
I just finished reading the Book of Job. Again…Wow. I whine and complain about a frustration with a client. Or a disappointing comment from a friend. Or a schedule that is interrupted by the unexpected—usually by people. And then I read about Job. “This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil…He was the greatest man among all the people of the East.” Job doesn’t sound like someone who needed to be taught a good lesson. But here is what he dealt with… His
God can take care of the overwhelm
It’s Monday morning. And perhaps you face the first few hours in a state of overwhelm. “Ooftah. Should have checked emails yesterday…too many in the Inbox.” “Should have gotten up earlier…too much to do today.” “Where’s my list…3 more things to add to it.” “I knew I shouldn’t have agreed to volunteer at that event…don’t have the time this week.” “Is it soon Friday???” In my life, that “overwhelm” doesn’t only appear on Monday mornings. Every once in awhile I enter this place of “What on earth
Thank you, God, for meeting me…
In the cool, early morning hours when the birds are waking up and the dew is fresh on the grass. During my business meetings when I’m working hard at meeting the expectations of others. When I’m outside enjoying the warmth of the sun and the fresh air. During the thunderstorms and rain, knowing that is a blessing to someone. At the end of the day, when you give me rest. Thank you, God, for meeting me.
God has called you by name
This has been a week of asking some pretty big questions! …How am I getting to know God better? …How am I standing in the gap for my Girlfriends and their needs? I am grateful for these questions that God has put on my heart, and… …when I start asking myself these questions, it is easy to feel discouraged. (“Sigh. Shouldn’t I be better / more ‘spiritual’ by now?”) Good grief. We’re always trying to measure up to a standard that “they” set, aren’t we? So today
Take the mercy, accept the help
My friend Kelli is working through significant business issues. My friend Jacki faithfully sends our church family’s “God Answers Knee-Mail” prayer letter each week. My friend Mary is struggling with some very disappointing news. And of course, there are the friends with serious health issues and family needs. In each situation, I have been asked to join these Girlfriends in prayer… And I have. And… I am sensing the need to pray more compassionately, more focused, and more intentionally for these requests. To really step in and
Getting to know him
It took one phone call to know I wanted to get to know Steve better. I made notes after that call—writing down what he was reading (“The Russia House”), his interests (baseball, jazz, philosophy, and books), and what was important to him (his faith, family, and social justice). More notes were made after he picked me up for our first date – his life experiences, lessons learned, friendships that were important to him. My sister’s first impressions were quickly scribbled on a scrap of paper—Steve seemed kind,
My prayer
Dear God, It is way too easy to be a Christian on the “outside,” without living like one on the inside. It can be easy to go through the motions–doing the “right” things, saying the “right” things, while You and I are distant. I know that nothing is more important than my relationship with you. Thank you for reminding me of that this weekend. Please give me the courage to daily pray, “Search me, O God, and know my heart, test me and know my anxious thoughts.
Your own gifted form and sacred soul
Oh, I’m so excited to share this Friday’s “chocolate” (AKA life resource) with you! Parker Palmer’s book, Let Your Life Speak, was a life-changer for me. He reminds me that my life matters. That my life has meaning. Purpose. Read the quoted words below. Think on them. Accept them. “She did not show up as raw material to be shaped into whatever image the world might want her to take. She arrived with her own gifted form, with the shape of her own sacred soul. Biblical faith
Visiting Dental Heaven
When Jennifer went to work last Friday, she probably thought it would be a regular workday. As a dental hygienist, she would check people’s teeth and get them ready to see the Endodontist. She didn’t know that on this ordinary Friday, she would create an extraordinary Friday for someone else. My mom was having a root canal. And she was anxious and afraid. That combination doesn’t always set up a great environment for the endodontics team! Jennifer greeted mom and helped her into the dental chair. I liked her right away. She
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