‘It’s an irony that while we wait for the Lord to come and to meet with us, to visit us, to show Himself to this weary and wary pilgrim, there’s joy in the waiting. Lord, like David said, “I will rejoice in the God of my salvation.” Yes, I need to see more of God, but...
‘O Father, how can You be silent while these parasite preachers turn the death of Christ into a toy for personal pleasure seeking? How can You be quiet while the Saints of old who now dwell with You, cry, even as they behold their labors being bastardized by men...
“What you desire deep within your heart is inconsistent with what the world is offering. The reason you feel such an inward struggle is because your innermost being wants something but your flesh is pulling you into something else. This is the Great War that you are...
‘O! How I want to live simply. Life is so complicated. O! How satisfied I am and will be, just having God and having the most basics of life. All other things are not essential. Look at heaven. Once worship is happening and focused on Him, no other detail matters. All...
‘Sometimes I wonder if I am okay. I so much want more than what I have. I so much want more. I sense there’s more of You that can be had and I am ashamed to remain in these murky waters and dim lights. There’s more Lord. Please don’t leave me here. Please don’t leave...
‘I know I can never be clean by myself. I had tried so hard to attain an acceptable purity based on works, but I kept failing and falling, again and again. And yet it is in the consciousness of my failings that I begin to behold the real beauty of Your sacrifice and...
‘I used to think that I would find rest if only I had such and such a thing. But I’ve discovered over the years, that this too was a lie, one of Satan’s many lies peddled to the sons of men. Pleasures of this life do not bring rest. They may bring a temporary...
‘I am a restless soul. My rest is only in Christ and yet I am restless because I need more of Christ Himself and I need more of the rest that only He can give me. The voices and distractions of life only heighten my restlessness and the constant rediscovery of...
‘I can’t be like the world, and the sooner I accept this, the better for them and me. It’s better I come out clean and make my stand known so that the world can stop thinking that I may one day be like them. The hope that I may join their fold is what keeps them...
‘Honor thy father and thy mother means to listen to them and obey them. If I honor You, Lord, therefore, then I am obliged to listen to You and obey You at all times. But, my question to myself is this: ‘Do I honor You at all times?’ Are Your heart desires my heart...