“You will grant us peace.” “Don’t drink your own Kool-Aid!” the interviewee, Annie F. Downs replied. Her response was a warning to all new podcasters for if and when sudden success might happen. We often dream of success defined through money, followers, subscribers, productivity, achievements, or how well others like us. Our dreams only hit…
“I begged the Lord to take it away.” How many times have you asked God? “I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud. Three different times, I begged the Lord to take it away. Each time, he said, “My grace is all…
“For I am with you.” What do we do when we are face down, palms open, and desperate to hear from God, but there is no voice to be heard? We have done everything covered in the past four blogs of the Hearing God series: believed God still speaks, attuned ourselves to hear, receptive to…
“the sheep recognize his voice and come to him.” Are you desperate to hear from God, but equally as concerned about your ability to recognize His Voice? My prayer life often reflects two desperations. One is my relentless petitions of crying out to God in need of direction or for God to move on my…
“And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying.” In what ways does God Speak to us? If we knew with absolute certainty every possible way God may use to communicate with us, would we be receptive to hearing him? In the past two blogs, we covered the first week the importance of our…
“Draw close to God.” What if I can’t hear God? Drowning in tears, exhausted, and overwhelmed, I was hanging on by a thread. I was suffering from my first round of depression, the catalyst being burnout and undealt with forgiveness. Young and naive in my early years of ministry, I thought I could do it…
“Listen, and you will find life.” Have you ever wondered if God speaks to us? Perhaps you would answer favorably. But your “Yes” would have a few conditions. A stipulation like God spoke to those in the Bible, and He speaks to some people today who are more faithful. While there may have been a…
“The humble will see their God at work and be glad.” Discouragement knocks loudly at the door after only one day of my schedule being upturned. When I settle to pray and process the upset of emotions, out-of-control rises to the top. “How can I ever be successful?” I ask myself. In your pursuit to…
“Some seeds fell on…” By Amy Clackum How many hats do you wear? As a full-time working mother and wife, I feel like I am responsible for it all. My hats are constantly swapping on my head or piling each on the other as different responsibilities and needs battle for my attention. With all the…
“A sower went out to sow.” By Amy Clackum How green is your thumb? When it comes to plants, I have a black thumb. It’s true. Whenever someone gives me a plant, my teenage daughter says, “Oh, that’s so sad. It’s coming home to die”. I wish she were wrong. I am not a cultivator…