When God Says No
By Roberta Ley
No one likes to be told no. No one likes rejection. When it comes from someone important, it is even harder to accept. When it comes from God, it is the hardest of all things to understand. After all, He says in Luke 9:11 “So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek and you will find. Knock and it will be opened to you.” So why do you get “no” answers when you pray earnestly for “yes?”
Get Up and Go or Run
By Lisa Bell
The angel spoke to Philip. “Instead of going with the others to Jerusalem, go south to that desert road leading to Gaza”. “Wait”! An angel spoke to this man and that didn’t faze him. Throughout the Bible angels often said “don’t be afraid” when people saw them, but not in this case. In fact, Luke mentioned the angel almost in passing…as if nothing special happened that day.
Facts and Miracles
By Kathleen Brown
Ever find your heart pounding with fear over something that hasn’t happened and likely never will? Me too, but I’m learning. Slowly I’m getting it. Imagination is not reality. Now when I’m in a situation fraught with dire possibilities, instead of imagining catastrophes, I concentrate on facts. God is near. In Him, I’m strong. And beyond our shared strength, I look for His miracles.
Fools Gold
By Susannah Wollman
I'm on my knees. How do I treat the gift that I've surrendered to God? I've surrendered several things, and I think I know how to do that part. What I don't seem to know is what to do after I've surrendered them. My struggle with my weight is a case in point. Okay, it's His. But I still have to eat.
Making Canoes
By Susannah Wollman
I spent the day making canoes. Well, I guess to be more accurate, I’d have to say half-canoes. And while that might seem a bit confusing, it’s only because you’ve never met my friend Angie.
