God’s given me hints throughout life that he hears my prayers and blesses me more when I am following fully what He wants of me. This makes perfect sense. But what I didn’t realize until a few weeks ago is that my prayers for others might also be affected when I am not fully being obedient.
Having planted sugar snap peas for many, many years, I am an expert. Or so I thought.
Waiting is a gift. At times it doesn’t feel like a gift. It feels like a much like we are pinned down or behind a fence at the zoo. But as we wait, things are happening behind the scenes. They will be revealed in God’s time, in His manner, with His ultimate wisdom.
He was my brother. He was 52. And he went to heaven on March 19th of this year. Way too young. This is more than difficult. Here are my words to him: Dear Rick, I know my tribute has been a bit long in coming. But I have been trying to wake up from this bad dream that started over… View Post
I’ve even been a bit judgemental. I’ve seen panhandlers step away from their “post” and pull out a cell phone. I’ve seen those not begging who have cell phones. I’ve wondered “What the heck? Are they not really homeless? They have money for a phone!”