I wrote this seven years ago, during a difficult round of chemo. I read it regularly, and post it occasionally, so I never forget it: "I feel nearly helpless against the pain. But I still have the power to choose. I can anchor my heart and mind to fear and self-pity until they drown me. …
Filling the Gap
In 1 Samuel 30, David and his men return from battle to find a different enemy has stolen their families and all they have. They’re so overcome with anguish, the men plan to kill David, because their misery warps their thinking to conclude he must have failed God somehow. "But David strengthened himself in the …
Go with the Flow
"Peter, do you love Me with the highest, purest, strongest, and most empowering kind of love?" "Lord, you already know the answer. I love you, but I barely know how to, even as just my friend" (from John 21, paraphrased). When Jesus restores Peter to relationship with him, he uses the word "agape," the greatest …
Always Available
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened down, and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28). "The kingdom of God is . . . righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit” (Romans 14:17). "Look with wonder at the depth of the Father’s marvelous love he has lavished on us! He has …
Loved to Life
Some wounds are so painful, it's hard not to be continuously overwhelmed. The enemy takes advantage by trying to twist your anguish into an unsatisfiable obsession to know why, and exhausts you protecting yourself from all the other horrible things you imagine could happen. Fear, bitterness, and self-pity become your tormenting prison guards. When Jesus …
Equip Your Spirit 