Walk With God

One of my favorite things to do is to take a walk on a nature trail while speaking with God, the creator of all that I see. Enjoying the beautiful scenery while thinking about God and all that He has done for me draws me into His presence. I am reminded of His promises andContinue reading “Walk With God”

Love With Discernment

Most of the time I love my habits and routine behaviors. Knowing that things are in the right place and that certain things will invariably occur is comforting in many situations. Inevitably every day I am faced with making decisions and forced to rely on discernment rather than routine habits. It is at these timesContinue reading “Love With Discernment”

Refuge In the Shadow of God’s Wings

Sometimes the stresses and troubles of the world become too much for us. We want to find some escape and leave it all behind. Some of us take vacations and expect to find relief, at least for a while. Some of us delve into our work or our hobbies to find escape. But once weContinue reading “Refuge In the Shadow of God’s Wings”

Our Refuge

The Oxford Language Dictionary defines “refuge” as a condition of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or trouble. All of us periodically have the need to find refuge from the storms of life. Some of us have very real enemies that we need help defending against. Some of these enemies are within us andContinue reading “Our Refuge”

Essential Prayer

Sometimes we don’t know what we should pray and how we should say it. God doesn’t put any special requirements on prayer, He just wants us to come. We have little problem speaking our minds to other people, but when it comes to speaking of our needs to God we hesitate. God gives us aContinue reading “Essential Prayer”