Category: blessings

Angels without Wings

by Glenn H, posted in advocate, blessings, calling, crisis, debt, devotion, direction, faith, fear, godliness, gospel, grace, gratitude, growth

The other day, on my way into Greenville, SC, my truck blew a tire. It didn’t just go flat. It fell apart because of something I had run over. Thankfully, I was able to get pulled over and even though the tire was destroyed, the rim remained intact. This happened on my birthday. It was … Continue reading Angels without Wings

Like the Woman at the Well

by Glenn H, posted in blessings, failure, faith, fear, grace, gratitude, hope, human condition, joy, kindness, knowing God, love, mercy, peace, persecution, praise, reconciliation, redemption, relationships, salvation

John 4:29  Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?  The account of the woman at the well is a familiar one, but verse 29 mystified me for the longest time. So, I prayed and asked God to help me understand it better. This woman … Continue reading Like the Woman at the Well

How God Sees Us

by Glenn H, posted in blessings, calling, character, Christlikness, failure, grace, heaven, hope, human condition, judge, judgment, sin

Balak was the leader of the people of Moab, an enemy of Israel. When he saw Moses leading the multitudes of Israel to the Promised Land he called up the prophet Balaam to call down a curse upon the Israelites. This never happened. God would only allow Balaam to bless Israel, not curse them. What … Continue reading How God Sees Us

Is anything to hard for the LORD, really?

by Glenn H, posted in blessings, crisis, devotion, difficulty, faith, fear, hardship, Holy Spirit, hope, knowing God, maturity, testing, tragedy, trial, trials, troubles, trust

“Is [anything] too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.  (Genesis 18:14) “Is anything too hard for the LORD?” This is one of those Sunday School questions that everyone who has been a church member for any … Continue reading Is anything to hard for the LORD, really?

Learning Contentment

by Glenn H, posted in anger, blessings, character, Christlikness, conflict, contentment, crisis, debt, difficulty, discipleship, discipline, failure, faith, fear, finances, godliness, growth

The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.  Proverbs 13:25 The reason the contented believer is able to eat to the satisfying of his soul is because he, like Paul, has learned to be content. “Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have … Continue reading Learning Contentment

Strength in the face of discouragement

by Glenn H, posted in blessings, character, creator, crisis, debt, devotion, failure, faith, fear, finances

(25)  And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.(26)  And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon … Continue reading Strength in the face of discouragement

IS THE WHOLE ROOM CLEAN?

by Glenn H, posted in blessings, character, chastisement, Christlikness, devotion, discipleship, discipline

Clean "-ish" When my brothers and I were much younger, our family lived in a house where one room was designated as our playroom. We built things out of Lego, had play fights (and real ones), built forts and did all the other things little boys at play will do. We also made huge messes. … Continue reading IS THE WHOLE ROOM CLEAN?