Chosen for God's Purpose

How well do you wait? Psalm 130:5 "I wait for the Lord, my soul does wait, and in His word I do hope." We wait for the unseen to become seen Waiting is hard. It can seem like an unending tunnel of darkness. Depending on what you are waiting for, it can be very easy to lose heart and despair. Waiting on a job…while you sit wondering how you are going to make the rent or put food on the table. Waiting on confirmation…when you need an answer from God about which direction to take, while feeling as though time is just ticking away and your life is passing you by. Waiting on a mate…watching everyone around you (or at least you think) live out their lives happily with a spouse or significant other in their life while you eat yet another meal alone. Even waiting in line, at a restaurant, on hold…the list goes on and on and it is never easy. But waiting is a part of life, and it is not going anywhere! Remember this truth though…even in the waiting, Go...

Directional Changes- Are you willing to bend? We want big directional signs from God, God just wants us to pay attention- Lysa TerKeurst Proverbs 4:20-27 "My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; keep them in the mindset of your heart. For they are life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh. Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life. Put away from you a deceitful mouth, and put perverse lips far from you. Let your eyes look straight ahead, and your eyelids look right before you. Ponder the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established.  Do not turn to the right or to the left; remove your foot from evil." Yesterday as I was dropping my daughter for volleyball practice, I ended up behind a truck that was turning into the YMCA parking lot. I was waiting for the driver to turn, when I noticed that their right blinker was on. Thi...

What we believe is much more important that what we see! Look beyond the outer to see the beauty that lies beneath 2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold the new has come" What is perspective? Webster’s defines this as “a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something.” A point of view. A point of view . What is the viewpoint from where you sit right now? The view may be very good. Things may be lining up nicely in your career and finances, your children may be flourishing, your marriage may be fruitful, or you may have just embraced the life of singleness with its inherent freedoms. Maybe you have embarked recently on a new journey and are experiencing the success of attempts at things like new hobbies or regained health and vigor. These are the “mountain top” days…the days when praise comes easy and flows like honey from your tongue. These are the times when a smile seem...