FORGIVE AS YOU HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Colossians 3:23-24, NIV This wasn’t the first time I had listened to my […]
STREAMS OF LIVING WATER
“Whoever believes in Me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” John 7:38, NIV As the school year draws to a close, your energy might be running low. The lesson plans are wrapping up, students are restless, and you’re likely counting the days until summer. And yet—this is when […]
AS FAR AS THE EAST IS FROM THE WEST
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. Psalm 103:11-12, NIV Can you wrap your mind around these verses? God loves beyond the scope of […]
THE WAITING IS THE HARDEST PART
When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.” John 11:4, NIV Anytime I’m in a season of waiting (aren’t I always, though?), I can’t help but think of the words from Tom Petty’s song: “The […]
INTERRUPTIONS
I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten…You will have plenty to eat, until you are full, and you will praise the name of the Lord your God. Joel 2:25-26, NIV We were two weeks away from the last concert of the year. With just three more rehearsals, every minute counted. Here […]
PLUG IN
…love the Lord your God, listen to His voice, and hold fast to Him. Deuteronomy 30:20, NIV I’ve been teaching computers in an elementary school for seven years now. And if you know anything about kindergarten students, you know they are very excited to get started on the computer. They come in with their brand-new […]
FAILURE FOR HIS GLORY
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil […]
ENVISIONING
My chosen ones will long enjoy the works of their hands. They will not labor in vain. Isaiah 65:22c, 23a., NIV There they were—future bankers, moms and dads, plumbers, electricians, teachers, preachers, computer programmers, painters, and athletes—spread out across the gymnasium dancing to “Clair de Lune” by Debussy. They were entranced by the music and […]
CHOICES
The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps. Proverbs 16:9, ESV I headed out one day with a mile-long to-do list to prepare my classroom for the week ahead, feeling completely overwhelmed by the small amount of time I had to accomplish everything before the first bell rang. Then, during […]
NOT REJECTED, JUST REDIRECTED
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me […]