“Behold, I will not restrain my lips, O Lord, You know.   I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart; I have spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great congregation.” (Psalm 40:9b-10)   (How will they know unless someone tells them?)   I will not restrain… I have not hidden… I have not concealed…   “There’s a time to speak, and a time to be silent.” (Ecc 3:7)   “A time to guard our mouth lik

Have you ever felt like someone or something has dropped you into an endless pit of despair and hopelessness and you are clawing your way to get out of it? Yet, there seems to be no visible way to begin to make the climb.   Then it occurred to me that maybe it’s because the way out is through the invisible. The invisible hand of God that reaches down and pulls us out. Our help comes through the unseen working of God.   We despair when we cannot see it. We lose hope when we ca

Friends When Your Faith is Being Tested.   The crazy wonderful things that friends will do when you are hurting. Friends will sit in...

Music is like a visit from an old familiar friend; Reminding me of who I am and of who God is. Especially when I feel like I am...

In the quiet walls of His refuge. Where the storms bow to His strength. This haven built by Holy hands   with walls of grace and gates of peace Is where our souls find rest. “The Lord also will be a stronghold for the oppressed, A stronghold in times of trouble; And those who know Your name will put their trust in You For You, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.”   (Psalm 9:9-10). The promises from these verses keep coming back to me, how “The LORD will be a strong

This King who sang his faith with a heart that leaned on Heaven knew where faith rises giants fall. David had so many things he had to trust the Lord in.   Like a seasoned veteran who has experienced numerous challenges, and weathered countless storms.   His faith had deepened and developed overtime, and his trust had increased.   The words he spoke and the prayers he said, have a greater impact because they do not come from a shallow place, sounding empty or hollow, but from

Have you ever felt like you wish you could just run away? Or unzip yourself and escape from your own failing body? Maybe you’ve had...

Do you ever feel like your life is like living in a basement, and you keep looking for the trap door to find your way out? Like your...