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[5.21.09]
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen..."
Where is the certainty in that? Exactly! It seems there is none. But that is just my lack of faith talking.
The more that i ponder the subject of faith, the more i realize that it is the critical piece needed to unlock God's power, today. Faith is the acknowledgement that God IS and is capable.
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[1.12.09]
I am 30 years old and have never heard this word: Importunate. However, during this last Christmas, my 3 year old son, Jed, exhibited a tremendous grasp of the concept of importunity. I guess you are wondering what "importunate" means. According to Dictionary.com, the word "importunate" means the following: "Urgent or persistent in solicitation, sometimes annoyingly so".
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But this isn't what I thought it would look like... |
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[5.29.08]
How many times have we prayed so hard for something, with an idea of what the answer would look like, only to be disappointed, confused by or blinded to the actual answer?
There is a very important message for today in the story of a man named Naaman (2 Kings 5). Naaman was a great military leader, a man of high esteem and a man of great importance. But like so many great people, he had a flaw. He had leprosy and needed a miracle healing. |
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[3.29.2008 -- Knoxville, TN]
Just today, as I was listening to the radio during my long Jacksonville - Knoxville drive, I heard a commercial... and it really got me thinking. The person speaking in the commercial said something similar to, "Today, John almost gave a homeless person a blanket. Today, Jennifer almost cooked a meal for her neighbor who has AIDS. Today, Bob almost donated money to the homeless shelter...". When I heard that commercial I instantly felt conviction. |
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"Scar" - n. A mark left on the skin after a surface injury or wound has healed. A lingering sign of damage or injury, either mental or physical.
Scars are not comfortable to look at. When I see someone with a bad scar somewhere on their body, my first instinct is to look away... to avoid starring... and pretend it isn't there. Scars are usually considered a shame or embarrassment to those who have them. For this reason, people usually go to great lengths to cover up or draw attention away from scars. I have seen people use make-up, carefully combed hair, or clothing to cover their scars.
I think that the stigma surrounding scars holds equally true in our spiritual lives as well. If we have had a battle in our lives, a problem or failure that has left a mark, we consider ourselves and are considered by others to be lesser, weakened, imperfect, blemished or damaged goods. We try to hide our scars, instead of letting everyone see. |
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