15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.[a] And by him we cry, “Abba,[b] Father.” (Romans 8:15 NIV) Living in fear is an insidious thing. It can creep into our lives in a myriad of … Read more

28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. (Isaiah 40:28 NIV) I finish some weeks completely exhausted. This was one of those weeks where I was … Read more

26 Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. (Isaiah 40:26 NIV) When we consider God, who made … Read more

  9 In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps. (Proverbs 16:9 NIV) We work hard to make our way in this life. We learn, we grow we work and we scrape a place for ourselves. Through it all we think we are planning our course, but God is directing … Read more

11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet[a] no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end. (Ecclesiastes 3:11 NIV) I encourage people to use A to Z thinking, not looking at a situation in the moment but in the fullness … Read more