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August
2011
The
first two below are from my upcoming book on the heart:
There
is a side of God that only people who are in the midst of
suffering can know. It is a sacred place, a holy place,
a knowing of God so deep and so real, so intimate it changes
you forever. For some it is a life-long calling. For others
it is only temporary and you will miss it when the suffering
is gone. “Take off your sandals, for the place where
you are standing is holy ground.” (Exodus 3:5)
The
goal of a living faith, this side of heaven, is faithful
living. (James 2:14)
I
run with certainty toward God and purposefully fight against
anything in me that desires instead He run to me. I submit
my self to Him, that, having taught others, I might not
my own self be disapproved. (1 Cor 9:26-27)
June
2011
Your heart is like a gold mine. You have to crawl deep into
the hot, dark, mine, blast loose the rock walls and carry
the stones to the surface. If it were possible, it would
be much easier to simply remove the ore and leave the gold
hidden, or extract just the gold and leave the ore behind.
But it is necessary to crush the rock, then super heat it
until the dross separates from the gold. Read Ezekiel 8
and study Matthew 13.
November
2010
God's preparation for spiritual growth is not peace and
spiritual fulness, but the turning of His plow deep in the
settled fields of the heart/ His seeds grow best in broken
and turned soil watered by tears and warmed by His Word.
Be encouraged. Don't mistake pain and heartache for spiritual
attack. God is utterly sovereign.
June
2010
The
path to deep, true happiness requires first letting go of
whater you require to change before you'll be happy. Hold
your desires with an open hand rather than a clinched fist.
Trust God. Read Matthew 6:33.
July
2009
It
never ceases to amaze me how the problems women in rural
third world countries experience in their marriages, while
appearing entirely different on the outside, are really
the same at the heart level as our own. Read 1 Corinthians
10:13
May
2009
I was invited to attend a wedding in a rural African village.
We arrived two hours early and watched as a crippled woman
secured a spot on the floor by the side door in front of
the first two chairs on the front row. She wasn't able to
stand, so she sat patiently with her toddler, waiting for
the wedding, secure that she had found a place on the floor
where she could see. The church filled up over the next
two hours and just before the wedding was to begin, a woman
entered grandly with her grown son and daughter. She joined
the bridal party on the stage, but there were only two chairs
remaining...the two where the crippled mother and her toddler
had been sitting on the floor for hours in order to see.
The usher told her to move otuside the door and grandly
seated the young man and woman in the seats. I was sitting
just behind them. Read James 2.
Dec
2008
Sometimes God's hand presses upon you with unrelenting love,
asking you to submit in areas not yet submitted, areas where
you still feel the need to protectyourself more than trust
Him. Those are the times you quietly say, "I've got
this one God, thanks anyway" and end with your own
Garden of Gethsemane, unable to obey as Christ did. Your
spirit may be willing, but your feet are paralyzed with
fear. Your own strength, insufficient for salvation, is
also insufficient for sanctification. Fall into Christ's
arms, ask Him to carry you. He has been there and through
and He knows the way.
June
2008
I
believe there are tough times ahead, times that we in the
US have never seen before nor imagined, and it's coming
quickly. It's easy to get discouraged or fearful, but God
is sovereign and eternal. God's hand moves to discipline
us and reveal Himself to us. Eleven
years ago, newly married, my husband and I both lost our
jobs in the same week. To this day, I don't know how we
kept our house, paid our bills, and continued tithing, but
miraculously we did. As I look back, those were very precious
times for us as a couple and as Christians humbled by hardship
and learning to rely on God.
My
teaching trips to third world countries contiue to remind
me that God is sometimes worshipped more easily in a refugee
camp than in a mansion. Yet, so often in the midst of suffering,
we spend that time in self-pity, fear, and worry. The question
to ask ourselves when faced with any painful situation is
not, "How will I survive?" but "How can I
handle this suffering in a God pleasing way?"
In
your trials, remember that God sent even Jesus into the
wilderness. Waste no suffering. Look for opportunity to
serve God.
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