“Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established. The Lord has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble.” Proverbs 16:3-4 ESV According to Dictionary.com, one definition of “commit” is “to give in trust or charge, especially for safekeeping.” So this tells me that I can experience peace in knowing that whatever season of life I am in, I can hand it over to Him confidently because there is a purpose for it. My daughters love to hold my hand whenever we go out. They automatically know that their Mama is…
“According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it.” 1 Corinthians 3:10 ESV Have you ever felt incapable or underqualified to do what God has called you to do? I’m sure in moments of doubt and weakness, even Paul experienced this. Those moments when fear comes creeping into the back of your mind, and threatens to destroy everything that has been built in your life. The scripture above lets us know that it’s because of God’s grace that we can accomplish what He has called us to do. He sees that we are flawed and imperfect, and yet He still chooses us to move His kingdom forward. Paul doesn’t say “Because I am a skilled master builder I laid a foundation” but rather he does say ” LIKE a skilled master builder I laid a foundation” Paul recognized that he was still human, and that kept him humble. He was able to stand before crowds of people and proclaim that Jesus was the Messiah because he accepted grace daily and realized he could only…
“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.” Isaiah 26:3 The words of the song “He Giveth More Grace” have been on my mind for the last few days. A beloved family member has been battling cancer for a few months and we realize that we are soon going to lose her. We have been praying for the Lord to give her peace and relief from her suffering. It is at times like this that we realize how much the peace of the Lord means to us. When there is nothing, we can do, we place the situation in His hands and trust Him to have His way. “His love has no limit, His grace has no measure His pow’r has no boundary known unto men. For out of His infinite riches in Jesus He giveth, and giveth, and giveth again.” As we pray and seek the Lord for answers, scripture verses like the one above come into our minds and give us the strength to go on. Also, the words of hymns we have loved through the years provide comfort and hope. I am so thankful for the people…
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6 “Where He leads I’ll follow, Follow all the way. Where He leads I’ll follow, Follow Jesus ev’ry day.” Yesterday we talked about the most important decision we make in our lives, to give our hearts to the Lord Jesus Christ and to follow Him faithfully. Throughout our lives, we must make many decisions regarding our choice of partners, our careers, and life in general. Those decisions affect not only our lives but…
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1, NKJV) When we hear the word “season,” we typically think about yearly seasons—spring, summer, fall, and winter. In the South, where I live, seasons are often discussed as hunting, fishing, football, and gardening seasons! A business owner may think of “busy season” or “slow season.” Let’s not forget the Christmas season, the vacation season, and, of course, the flu season. We are familiar with many seasons, but they all have one thing in common. Each describes a time in our lives characterized by a specific event, feature, or circumstance. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 lists many particular circumstances that characterize different events in our lives. “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away…
“The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places.” Habakkuk 3:19 “I have decided to follow Jesus; I have decided to follow Jesus; I have decided to follow Jesus; No turning back, no turning back.” A question on Google gave me this answer: “The deer, or hind, referenced here can also be called a gazelle, a graceful, swift, and sure-footed animal that can climb sheer rocky cliffs and never stumble or fall. In climbing, the deer can place her back feet exactly where her front feet were, thus needing only two sturdy footrests instead of four. She can scamper across what appears to be a vertical cliff, unafraid and undeterred by seemingly impassable terrain.” This means that as a child of God, we can rise above any circumstance because He gives us the grace, inner strength, and courage to keep pressing on. As verse 1 of Habakkuk 3 tells us: “the Sovereign LORD is my strength” Chapter 4 of Proverbs gives us some good advice as we walk this pathway of life: Verse 14 “Enter not into the path of the wicked, and…