Sometimes in life we hit a point where each day just feels like a repeat of the day before; We feel like we’re stuck or we’ve lost our passion and our fire. In those seasons, we need a SPARK to get things going again. A spark often comes from being able to see something old in a fresh, new light. God has shown me many, many times over that he can ignite that spark in a bazillion different ways. Let’s talk about some of them!!
Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this... Lamentations 3:21 NLT ___ I'm going to be really honest here: I struggle reading some of the accounts of hardships and loss that are in the Bible. I struggle with it the same way I struggle with reading world war...
"O Sovereign LORD," I said, "I can't speak for you! I'm too young!" Jeremiah 1:6 NLT ___ I wrapped up reading Isaiah this past weekend and began the book of Jeremiah. At my first glance, their callings from God are somewhat similar. Both men lived with the role of...
But everything exposed by the light becomes visible— and everything that is illuminated becomes a light. This is why it is said: “Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” Ephesians 5:13+14 NIV _______ I just recently overheard a...
"My lover said to me, 'Rise up, my beloved, my fair one, and come away.'" Song of Songs 2:10 NLT In the 90's, Jerry Seinfeld popularized the term "yada" in one episode of his show, Seinfeld. Still to this day, the phrase "yada, yada, yada" is used to gloss over...
"Listen to me! For I have excellent things to tell you. Everything I say is right, for I speak the truth and hate every kind of deception." Proverbs 8:6 NLT ___ One typical icebreaker question I'm never quite sure how to answer is "If you could meet anyone in the...
Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy. Psalm 126:5 NLT ___ I know very little about horticulture. In fact, in the spirit of full confession, up until about 3 years ago I couldn't even keep a cactus alive. However, in recent years I have learned a...
O God, you have taught me from my earliest childhood, and I have constantly told others about the wonderful things you do. Psalm 71:17 NLT ___ I don't remember when or where I heard it first, but the saying is true: It takes a village to raise a child. We are...
He makes Lebanon's mountains skip like a calf and Mount Hermon to leap like a young bull. Psalm 29:6 NLT ___ I know some people are, but I'm personally not huge on hunting down internet videos of puppies playing in the snow or kittens chasing laser pointers. I...
You ask, 'Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorance?' It is I. And I was talking about things I did not understand, things far too wonderful for me. Job 42:3 NLT ___ I have only been to a casino twice in my life. Both times I walked in with $5.00 and...
The common laborers carried on their work with one hand supporting their load and one hand holding a weapon. Nehemiah 4:17b NLT ___ A couple years ago a dear friend of mine introduced me to a method of goal-setting that produces resiliency; it's called a Spiritual...
