The Father’s Good Hands ∙

The Father’s Good Hands ∙ We can make our plans, but the LORD determines our steps. – Proverbs 16:9 2 Kings 8:1-6  1 Elisha had told the woman whose son he had brought back to life, “Take your family and move to some other place, for the LORD has called for a famine on IsraelContinue reading “The Father’s Good Hands ∙”

The plain answer ∙∙

The plain answer ∙∙ I and the Father are one. – John 10:30 John 10:33 You, being a man, make Yourself out to be God. The Lord Jesus Christ often made statements that were difficult to take in and accept. But that is precisely the point. The Lord Jesus Christ does not provide comfortable, safeContinue reading “The plain answer ∙∙”

Character-driven prayer ∙

Character-driven prayer ∙ Don’t make rash promises, and don’t be hasty in bringing matters before God. After all, God is in heaven, and you are here on earth. So let your words be few. – Ecclesiastes 5:2 Matthew 6:8-10  8 Your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him!  9 Pray likeContinue reading “Character-driven prayer ∙”

Spiritual formation ∙∙

Spiritual formation ∙∙ Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment. – 1 Peter 2:2 Ephesians 4:15 We are to grow up in every way into Christ, who is the head. 2 Peter 1:3-8 3 By his divineContinue reading “Spiritual formation ∙∙”

AFS – Absent Father Syndrome ∙∙

AFS – Absent Father Syndrome ∙∙ Consider the incredible love that the Father has shown us in allowing us to be called “children of God” – and that is not just what we are called, but what we are. – 1 John 3:1 (Phillips translation) Romans 8:15-16  15 For you have not received a spiritContinue reading “AFS – Absent Father Syndrome ∙∙”