‘…He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.’ Acts 13:22. This verse has been a source of comfort to me ever since I figured out what it really meant. You see, for a long time
The last time I posted about loss was about four years ago when I lost an uncle and a very good friend. It was unexpected in one case and expected in another. But no matter how much we prepare for death, it is still unexpected when it happens. It is unexpected because no matter how much we plan: buying the plot, choosing a coffin
I’ve been thinking about struggle lately, and have come to the conclusion that struggle is a part of life. It is a part of life because we are all imperfect people living in an imperfect world. We struggle with dealing with prayers God has decided not to answer in our lives, we struggle with dealing with personality conflicts, and we struggle
In our ‘enlightened’ age many people do not feel the need to make church attendance a part of their regular schedule. If I were to take a poll to find out why, I would hear varying excuses: ‘I can have church at home by listening to a television preacher’, or ‘my church streams services’, or the all time prevailing answer:
I’ve been thinking about decisions lately. The book I’m working on is consuming my every waking thoughts probably because I wish I had more time to work on it. Much of the book is about the decisions some women made long ago, and decisions we must make today. Every day we have to make choices. Should I make coffee at home or buy some on the
Co-worker: Hey Civilla, let’s go to the casino? Me: he he he, funny. Co-worker: Come on, I’ve been asking you to go. Me: Let me ask you a question? I’m on the prayer team at church, what do you think I should do, should I go to the casino with you then go to church and pray? (queue laughter from a
I am so glad Jesus did not have a cliquey attitude towards people. He spoke with, cared about, and loved everyone he came in contact with; even when they did not feel the same way about him. In one of my morning devotions this week, the story of Zacchaeus was discussed in the context of ‘making it right’, which was the
For many years I prayed for healing. I hoped and prayed, knowing God would heal me, assuming He was taking so long because I am apparently a ‘late bloomer.’ Every good thing that has happened in my life has happened later in my life than most people. Life is like that for many of us. So when the healing did
So in my last post I talked about the fact that God speaks to us but that we need to listen for His voice. Sometimes He speaks into our spirit, sometimes He speaks through His Word, and sometimes He sends someone to speak to us. In this post I would like to give you an example of when He sends someone to speak to us.
Last week our church had a guest speaker. I have been dissecting my notes from that sermon ever since. The title of the sermon was ‘Position for Influence’. Pastor Mark Ramsey of Citipointe Church in Brisbane, Australia, said a lot of profound things during that sermon; but it was a story that he told that really gripped my heart. As I sit here writing,
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