This entry is a follow-up to a previous entry called God’s gift of grief. “Grief is a journey, often perilous and without clear direction,” writes author Molly Fumia. “The experience of grieving cannot be ordered or categorized, hurried or controlled, pushed aside or ignored [...]
I dislike grief. I really do. If I’m honest I hate being sad and I don’t particularly enjoy listening to the pain and sadness of other people’s stories. I hurt for them. My heart aches. I know we worship a big God. I know [...]
In January, I had the privilege of spending three days with the Reconciled World Indian staff at a retreat just outside of Delhi. We gathered, played, reflected, prayed, and laughed. The hotel rooms were warm (it’s cold in Delhi in January!) and the food [...]
Do you joyfully affirm the goodness and trustworthiness of God? Awhile back I took a day to try that statement out. I went to a nearby state park and spent the day exploring. I walked the trails, admired the trees towering above me, and [...]
So the year 2018 has begun. You are a week in, where do you find yourself? Are you excited? Anxious? Are you anticipating new things, dreading the redundancy of old things? Maybe you are a resolution setter and have drafted a plan to make [...]
Have you ever wondered why God gave you your five senses? Why taste, touch, smell, sight and sound were part of the human design? For a long time I think I misunderstood why. Like most people, I tended to think my five senses were [...]
We have so much to be grateful for! Every day is bursting with immeasurable blessing. But the truth is that sometimes we don’t feel real grateful. The demands of life, struggles, and worries often push us towards defeat rather than a heart of thanks. [...]
The power of effective habits is not in the seclusion, the silence, or the journal, but in Whom you find in the habit. As leaders, we must take our activity godward.
I believe God wants you to flourish! As leaders your wholistic health and capacity to flourish is tied to your ability to find ways to delight in the Lord. May God continue to shape each of you as you sing for the Lord and delight in His goodness.
God calls us throughout scripture to delight in Him. Psalm 37:4 states: “Delight yourself in the Lord…” Job 22:26 talks about “delighting yourself in the Almighty and lifting up your face to God.” I want to pause for a moment and ask an obvious and yet essential question: Is your relationship with God best described as full of delight?
