A few years ago, after a few painful experiences pastoring people, my instinct was to simply keep people at arms-length. But I felt the Spirit challenge me with this: “don’t let ANYONE ruin your love for EVERYONE.”
I learned the most during the most difficult times of my life. If you are going through a hard time, start praying, “Lord, show me what I can learn through this season.” Praying to have the right perspective will keep you from becoming bitter about your situation.
If you mess with the little sister, there is usually a crazier, older brother who taught her how to fight... and a middle sister attempting to be the peace… https://t.co/4OYWdR4WiG
As I look over my life, God has pulled me out of so many pits. Pits that I dug myself, that I deserved to be in. He is faithful even when I don’t deserve for Him to be.
Its been over 2k years since Bartimaeus was healed yet today we still call him by his handicapped condition Blind Bartimaeus & today we wonder why some may be skeptical of the churches ability to forgive. Ifwe cant see what God has done then I guess we're the ones who are blind.
There are friendships imprinted in our hearts that will never be diminished by time and distance. These same friendships grew in a short amount of time at a… https://t.co/FaeTLg5XcS
Words are hard to come by when one of your closest friends knocks on your door in the middle of the day and you have NO CLUE that she was coming to surprise… https://t.co/GxrJLYuhNs
This is a ride to church one Sunday morning in Tanzania. I was privileged to ride with missionaries Richard & Pamela Smoak in their Sheaves For Christ vehicle.… https://t.co/zAeJkigWW9
Jesus saw everyone.
He saw widows giving and widows weeping.
He saw people in trees and under trees.
He saw the man who couldn’t see.
He saw those living in graveyards and buried in graveyards.
He saw those by the sea, on the sea and sinking in the sea.
He also sees you.
They say friends that pray together, stay together... What they forgot to mention is that friendships that start on African soil are ties that will never be… https://t.co/0IRS3p1pCh
Rest assured... if we were to be chased by a stampede, Julia and I would pose... Dad would smile and run... And mama would be nailing the part. #Ihavenowords… https://t.co/tDGT8RJKDB