Forgiven and Forgotten

Erwin Lutzer once told the following story, which illustrates the power of God’s forgiveness: “Many years ago, a father and his daughter were walking through the grass on the Canadian prairie. In the distance, they saw a prairie fire, and they realized...

When We Feel Nothing

Lately I’ve felt little emotion in my Christian walk. I love it when I feel God’s presence in my life. Only those who have experienced the consciousness of His life and love flooding their emotions and mind understand what I mean. It’s wonderful to...

Our Sovereign God

Trust your Heavenly Father. In every situation, He is trustworthy. Even when you don’t understand, trust Him. As you grow in your knowledge of your Abba, you will learn to accept events as they unfold. He is the loving Sovereign over the details of your life and...

Slow Down

Hyperactivity is a curse on intimacy in our relationships. While people sometimes take pride in being a workaholic, it is, in fact, a sin because it reflects that the workaholic views life from the perspective that he is indispensable. Workaholics are deceived into...

Learning to Receive God’s Love

I practice the following spiritual exercise every day and have found it to be a tremendous way to consciously experience the love of God. (This exercise is taken directly from my book, The Godward Gaze.) I hope it will encourage you in your own daily communion with...

Just Play

Unless you are converted and become like a little child, you can’t enter the kingdom of heaven. That’s what Jesus said. (See Matthew 18:3) If you were asked, “What is the main activity of a child?” what would you say? You would probably answer,...