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What do you want? Do you want what God wants? Do you say, like Jesus: Yet not as I will, but as You will. (Matthew 26:39) I certainly don’t, at least all the time. But I want to. Or, sometimes, I want to want to… I am relieved that God is working in me to will (to…

When I asked the physician for the cause of my significant eye issue, he said “Bad luck.”  (See When Storms Come) When I told another physician about the excellent results of physical therapy, she said “You’re lucky.” Luck? Lucky? Definition of luck: “The chance happening of fortunate or adverse events.” Definition of chance: “The unknown and unpredictable…

The Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland “had only one way of settling all difficulties, great or small. ‘Off with his head!’” Later, readers learned that “the Queen’s argument was that, if something wasn’t done about it and in less than no time, she’d have everybody executed all round.” Lately, I’ve been too much like the…

Almighty God is our Refuge God is described as our refuge, our stronghold, a rock higher than we, a tower of strength, a shelter, our shield, our dwelling place, our strength. Our responsibility is to run to Him I call to You when my heart is faint; Lead me to the rock that is higher…

Yeah but… Yeah, but he… Yeah, but she…. We have all been in arguments or problematic situations. When we later review our own thoughts, words, and behaviors we can see how we contributed to the issue. Perhaps it was relatively minor, but it wasn’t zero. And, maybe, rather than what we did, it was what…

Prerequisites to Christian Service When I was in college I would sometimes see a course I wanted to take, but discover I had to complete other classes before I could take the one I wanted. My desired course had prerequisites. Sometimes I didn’t want to fulfill the requirements and missed out on the course I…

Milestones When you must sail on—day after day after day—it is helpful to remember significant times of the Lord’s blessings. (See Today We Sailed On) The Bible is full of calls to remember. And the Bible notes times someone built an altar or placed a stone after a special time with or message from God. Noah, Abram,…

Praise the God of Peace When I asked my grandmother what she wanted for Christmas or her birthday (same day!), she would always say: “Peace and quiet and a few kind words.” As a child that drove me nuts. Really, though, nearly all of us would say we wanted peace. Peace only comes from the…

Today We Sailed On Day after day after day, Christopher Columbus’ ship’s log notes: “Today we sailed on.” Day after day after day, they sailed through an open ocean, no land in sight.  Life is often like that, requiring us to sail day after day after day, without knowing how far there is to go.…