“God not only has provision for our current emptiness, but He also has provision for our future fruitfulness. We become ‘creative’ not by creating from scratch but by seeing what we haven’t previously seen.”- Alan Wright “When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do […]
“The trouble with nearsightedness is we don’t know what we might be overlooking. If we can’t see it, it’s as if it isn’t there, as far as we know. That’s why we need to ask Jesus every day to show us the treasures of His grace. The Lord is eager to open our eyes to […]
“God’s ultimate purpose is not to make us more insecure. It’s to acquaint us with His ways, strengthen our faith, try our character, and anchor our hope in God alone. Paradoxically, the things we become most insecure about are often designed to increase our sense of security.”- Chip Ingram “And surely I am with you […]
“God sees it all crystal clear. He’s never unsure or afraid or intimidated by the gaps. He allows missing pieces so that we don’t have to do it all on our own. This is where His provision fits in. He always sees the shape of the missing pieces and gives us a portion of Himself, […]
“Sin is not a distance, it is a turning of our gaze in the wrong direction.”- Simone Weil, Waiting on God “When I gaze at the people and dreams I’ve left, rather than focusing on what God is calling me toward, then I’m looking in the wrong direction.”- Tina Boesch As Tina Boesch continues Chapter […]
“Shattered dreams often become the unexpected doorways to a destiny we could never appreciate without them. God has an amazing ability to turn our sin into something that will be used to build his kingdom when we turn completely away from our sin.”- Os Hillman In Chapter 9 (“Stage 2:Character Building”) of The Joseph Calling, […]
“Convergence . . . when God’s circumstances, your heart, your talent, your influence, and your social capital converge to maturity.”- Os Hillman Os Hillman concludes Chapter 3 of The Joseph Calling as he notes God often moves us beyond our natural gifting. God accomplishes this as He allows us to receive via our obedience to […]
“When God gives a vision, He makes provision.”- Mark Batterson Mark Batterson begins Chapter 10 (“The Cattle on a Thousand Hills”) of The Circle Maker by acknowledging that the time lapse between our prayer requests and God’s answers often is longer than we would like. Mark believes God must love the game of Chicken because […]
“I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.”- Philippians 4:11-12 Today Bill Hybels discusses the second relevant central tenet forming the foundation for full financial reconciliation with God (Chapter 3 of Simplify). 2. Live joyfully within God’s current […]
But Moses said (to the Lord), “Here I am among six hundred thousand men on foot and you say, ‘I will give you meat to eat for a whole month.’ “- Numbers 11:21 “Your job is not to crunch numbers and audit the will of God.”- Mark Batterson As Mark Batterson continues Chapter 13 of […]