I invite you to draw near to me in your time of trouble. Let me help with your broken heart and feelings of sadness in the death and passing of your loved one. In your profound loss, take comfort. I never left or abandoned them during the suffering they endured. In your hour of distress,…
My son was in high school, and my wife shared with me, “Joel hates you.” My stunned reaction was no he doesn’t. He knows I love him and want the world for him. My wife repeated the statement in another way so I could absorb her comment. Well, he can’t stand being around you most of…
Seek contentment and happiness in my presence because the more you crave the allure of the world, the more you distance yourself from the center of my being and love. You drift from my presence when you focus on the things you desire and admire in the world. When you lose sight of me, you lose…
When you search for answers, and your life is at wit’s end corner, do not fret away valuable energy looking for a resolution apart from me. I invite you to come to me for help. I am waiting to hear and respond, but it first takes your awareness of your need before moving alongside you…
You walk in my path when you not only say you will help others, but when you put meat on the bones of your words. You deliver hope to them, which they desperately need. My heart seeks those who are forgotten and overlooked because they do nothing that impresses others to care. They are the…
I know you’re sadly dismayed at the person who misunderstood what you said and then twisted your words to misrepresent your conduct to your family and friends. I felt the same sting when the religious leaders misunderstood my good news for love and compassion and communicated to the world an evil spirit was the source…
I know some of you, at this moment at the center of your being, describe your feelings as heartstopping pain and inconsolable grief. You wonder if your life will ever be the same again, and you have the question: Is there hope beyond the grave? Others avoid thinking about death altogether, knowing their life will…
Do not listen to the voices that tell you happiness is a result of accumulating money and notoriety. Wealth and fame are enslaving desires and hold you in their power by feeding on your fears for personal security and acceptance in the world. You need to know they are in opposition to the plans I…
I am the magnet of all-consuming love, pulling and wooing you into the center of my indescribable glory and presence. You fight and resist me because of the fear of what might happen to you and whether I can be trusted. If you knew the short distance to freedom from the bondage of this world,…
I urge you not to mull over and over in your head how wrongly others have behaved toward you. When you center your attention on their conduct, it becomes a self-inflicted injury. It is natural to validate and direct your anger toward the people who hurt you when they failed to take responsibility to love…
Listen to me in the depths of your heart and being, and know I am your rock-solid friend who walks arm in arm with you. Don’t let the chaos of the voices and drama of the world cause you to question my love for you, for I have told you time after time I will…
Jesus in Mathew 6:34 wants to encourage us, “Don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.” (NLT) We need to contemplate how to live in the present now of today because there is no tomorrow in real-time. Everything beyond the present moment exists as an illusion…