God is Always With You

I struggle to do things I know are right. I struggle not to do things I know are wrong. Doing what I don’t want to reminds me of how fallible I am, and how vulnerable I am to temptation. My faults are clear to me–how much I can write in this blog may change over time. […]

God is patient. He sees me doing the same wrong I’ve done before, and He helps me start again. God is honest. He tells me things I need to hear. He doesn’t condemn me. He gives me His strength to help me make changes. God has insight. He knows things about me I don’t know […]

My Bible defines forgiveness as “to pardon or acquit of sins; acquittal.” Acquittal is a major action. There is a release of guilt. Restoration can begin. A fresh start is set in motion…. People say “forgive and forget,” but often the forgetting doesn’t really happen. Forgiving someone ends up being a temporary reprieve, and we […]

In late 2001, when I was 31, I came to God. I was pretty much a wreck at the time, deeply depressed, with difficult health problems and a lot of anxiety. The future seemed unbearable, and I didn’t know how I could keep getting through the days. I hadn’t attended church since I was in […]

Sometimes someone who doesn’t know you is the perfect person to lift you up and help you see the good in yourself. Today had been on the tedious side, and I was worse for the wear. Plainly put, I was irritable, with a long to do list. I saw a salesperson approaching my front door […]

Every time we seek God, it’s worth it. Life may seem so busy that there’s no time to fit God in. But every time you pray, and every time you read the Bible, God comes into your life more and more. God brings peace with Him. God changes your life where it matters the most, […]

People need to be listened to. There are so many people walking around with a headful of stress. We all need to be counseled, and we all need a release. People are hungry for someone to be interested in them and what is going on in their lives. We are called by God to counsel […]

In Isaiah Chapter 26, verse 3, it is written:  You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You because he trusts in You. [ESV Bible] Trouble lets a lot of things through the door–uncertainty, fear of the future, pain. Go straight to God, He is your true help, always available, He knows […]

In Luke Chapter 10, verses 25-37, the Parable of the Good Samaritan begins: On one occasion, an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “What is written in the Law?” He [Jesus] replied. “How do you read it?” He answered: ‘Love the […]

In Luke Chapter 18, verse 17, He [Jesus] said, “The things that are impossible with men are possible with God.” [King James Bible] Knowing God and believing in Him links you to His might and His power to overcome obstacles that seem impossible to beat. We may do all we can, trying to think of […]