Holy Father, Thank You for embodying the complete character of Love (1 John 4:16). In the midst of this crazy generation, we need desperately to see past the present and gaze into the eternal. As I remember Your everlasting Presence today, remind me of the unsearchable qualities of Your love. * You are patient with me (1 Corinthians 13:4). You …
Lovin’ the Limelight
Dear Mentor, I care too much about what other people think about me. I soar when I am complimented and despair when I am critiqued. I want to point people to Jesus, but often find myself taking the glory for myself first. What’s the key? …
A Dialog about Guilt
Father, why do I keep guilt simmering in my life? What do you mean? Well, it seems that I’m always either guilty that I did something or guilty that I didn’t. What are you afraid of? I am afraid of upsetting you somehow. I don’t want to displease You, but then again, don’t really know what …
Guilty Expectations
I took the whole “train-up-a-child” thing very literally. When I vacuumed, two-year-old Hannah slung a child-sized broom around the room. When I dusted, she took a Kleenex and tired to wear a hole into her designated spot on the coffee table. When I washed the dishes, her little 24-month old arms drug a chair next to me, …
You Can Stop Trying Harder
Thinking about a cow trying to help in the kitchen is a little absurd, huh? Yet, when we think that we can do something for God, it becomes just as ridiculous. Did you know that there is a New Testament word that sometimes uses this very definition? “Doing something in order to get God’s approval.” …