Lord, every time I am literally "winded" and "broadsided", it takes every part of me to seek Your Face...and recount the good thoughts, the plans, the promises; all that You indeed have for me! How easily are we snatched from the palm of Your Highness? How is it that we could feel abandoned and displaced and forgotten? ...0h the ways of the accuser in blowing out the flame, and buffeting your hope. But, Behold, I know Whom I believe, the Lord God is His name. Great are His th

One of the prayers of my heart is that I often times find being tested. It is one that I find myself wanting more of because like most I want people to experience the supernatural in my life. Not for me to gain any kind of pride but for people to experience the supernatural power of God. Most people in America have heard of God but most have not been able to experience Him firsthand. In that I know for something to grow, I must first understand that God will ever so gently pu

In today’s society, we are told and taught that money can buy anything. In economics class in college we defined power as wealth. Today 90% of divorces and family problems stem from financial issues. Jesus speaks about money more than Heaven or hell. I often sit in church and say, “God, use me more. Show me your will.” Then it dawned on me. Why would God trust me in a position of leadership or show me great and grand plans when He can’t even trust me with the small thi

As we leap into a new year it is a time to reflect and think about what the past year has brought and what the new year could bring. Some feel a sense of excitement and renewal in looking forward to the coming year. Others feel like life is spinning out of control, wondering where the year went. Some feel lost without a clear purpose in life something to be or do that makes sense of everything. Most look at the new year as a fresh beginning, as an opportunity to kind of star