Month: October 2024

I have been called an “over-thinker” many times. Sometimes my thoughts beat me up by replaying something I wish I had not done, or obsessing over something I should have done but didn’t. Even after saying I was sorry, I would still feel terrible for days. I assumed I deserved this unease since I was…

There was a story that played on repeat in my mind. God was stuck with me. He watched me and wondered when I would once again do something wrong. It took everything within Him to refrain from flicking me off the planet with His finger. Then I learned God has a habit. Thankfully, it is…

“I, yes, I alone am he who blots away your sins for my own sake and will never think of them again.” Isaiah 43:25 (TLB) Is there any better news than this? God takes His giant blotter and blots away our sins. Today, we’re not as familiar with blotting, so maybe we can say He takes…

“You parents—if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead?  Or if they ask for a fish, do you give them a snake? Of course not! So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give…

“God is in control” is something I often hear, especially when someone is experiencing a difficult situation. When things are not going well, we may assume it is God’s plan rather than considering if we might have something to do with it. Tests and trials come to all of us, yet difficulties can be a result of wrong choices…