A Conversation with God 8/11/2016 Me: God, as I tarried in your garden, I heard the words of a verse that has given me comfort for many years. God: And what words are they, my child? Me: They go something like this… “…everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and those who come…
Tag: Love
Maybe the Third Cup’s the Charm!
A Conversation with God 8/10/2016 Me: Good morning, Lord. God: Good morning, Lisa. How are you feeling today? Me: Well, I’m on my second cup of coffee so I’m feeling better. I was a bit stressed at first. God: Tell me about it. Me: Well, Gracie woke me up at 3 am needing to pee…which…
Upon Dragonfly Wings
A Conversation with God 8/6/2016 Me: Good morning, Lord. God: Good morning, Lisa. Did you sleep well? Me: Yes, Lord…thank you for watching me through the night. God: I’ll never leave you. For just as I told Moses and my children many years ago, “I am the eternal God and I will be your refuge and…
In the Garden
A Conversation with God in the Garden 8/01/16 God: Why the troubled look, my child? Me: This world scares me. I feel as if I’m waiting for the next bad thing to happen. God: Come away from the world for a few moments and listen to my word. Me: Okay, Lord. God: Walk with…
Against the Wind
A Conversation with God 7/29/16 Me: God, I’m confused. God: About what, my child? Me: Well, how can Christians, who are filled with the same Holy Spirit, perceive the world so differently? God: Different…how? Me: For example…refugees. Some think we should turn them away in order to protect what is rightfully ours. Then others, who also…
A Conversation with God 7/26/16
(Many seem to find God elusive, but I talk to Him everyday) [Me:] Lord, will there be front porches in heaven? [God:] Why would you need a front porch? [Me:] Well, it was on a front porch where I first learned to shell butter beans. I remember sitting with mama, shelling beans from a big old metal…
Make America Truly Love Again
Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, But a good word makes it glad. (Proverbs 12:25 NKJV) When I have my morning coffee, I often read and today I read Proverbs 12:25. Once it was read, I had to stop, because it dawned on me that I didn’t agree with it. True enough, anxiety…
May I Be You
Jesus, this one thing I seek to do…May I love others as you have loved me. Break my heart for your people…may I see them as you see them. May I be you today. Amen “This is My commandment, that you love and unselfishly seek the best for one another, just as I have loved you.”…
Walking Through Psalms: Focus
When my glasses become smudged, I’m forced to read words through a haze. Many times I’ve taken them off my nose and used my shirt to wipe away the haze; however, it only creates a greater murkiness in which to navigate the letters upon the page. This is frustrating. Why doesn’t the shirt work? Shirts are…
Look to the Birds
(A poem for all generations) “Most of the situations that entangle your mind are not today’s concerns; you have borrowed them from tomorrow.” __ Sarah Young Preserve me, oh God: for in thee do I put my trust. (Psalms 16:1) Look To The Birds Look to the birds, the fowls of the air. No needs have…
