The moment you begin to pray, there is a flurry of thoughts in your mind that hinder you from being able to focus on me. (Calming My Restless Mind) You have memories that seem like they only happened yesterday but are decades old, holding you a prisoner in your mind. Those memories recall hurtful words…
In your brokenness, you seek healing for your wounded heart. You ponder for hours on end why loved ones seem to take pleasure in attacking and hurting you. It’s natural to react negatively, but don’t let their actions cause you to seethe with anger and resentment. Don’t allow being wounded to change the identity of…
There is a reason I tell you to guard your heart and mind. When you fill your mind with what you see and hear in the world, it drives you away from my presence. Discouragement and disappointment are the results when you lose focus on my love for you. You need my help with sadness and regret….
I am a restless soul lost, with my mind always on the move wherever I am or wherever I go. I am a ceaseless wanderer plotting and planning my next step. Whether walking, sitting, or driving down the road, my mind reels between painful and pleasant memories, along with pondering what the future holds. Within…
We are all broken, and that’s all right. The message of a dying Messiah on a cross communicates suffering, and brokenness is an intrinsic component of life. Yet, in the ache of our broken hearts and the company of unrelenting grief, we may also experience that life is full of expectation and joy. When our hearts…
It is a typical experience to lose your peace when you encounter the threatening storms and troubles of life. Don’t let the devastating circumstances and the consequences that swamp you cause you to doubt my promises. (The Peace and Presence of Christ in our Heart) Like the seasick sailor struggling on deck when being tossed…
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,…
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…
We all would like to know when we should risk moving on to a new stage of life. The words, “It’s time to move on.” are far less hurtful than hearing the impossible judgment from others, “You need to just, get over it and move on.” Yes, there is an appropriate time to move on with…
Much of the suffering we experience is the result of trying to cling and hold onto our dying life. Jesus knew when we focus our attention only on the here and now, there is little hope of finding inner peace in the turbulence of the storms we encounter. He taught us we must turn loose…
In the violent history of humanity and current-day terrorism, humanity ponders the ongoing question: where is God? In World War Two, six million Jewish people perished at over a thousand concentration camps. Dachau, Buchenwald, and Treblinka were the more well-known locations where eight hundred and fifty thousand souls died. However, the most notorious was Auschwitz,…
In the gospel of John, Jesus asks an age-old question to a disabled man, “Do you want to get well?” The harsh reality is many people have lost hope of making any lasting changes in their life to get well. The reason is change, and sustainable transformation in our life is a challenging and painful…