God sees me. Have you ever felt invisible? Thought no one cares or sees you or the problems you are facing? Well, God, El-Roi sees you. I am continuing this week with another name of God, El-Roi. Translated literally, El-Roi means the God who sees me. I have always loved this name for God. He is all-seeing. He looks ahead and sees what is coming and prepares the way for you. He provides direction when you are not sure which way to go. For Hagar (), it was a desert experience that caused her to finally understand that she was Read More
Category: God’s plan
Following God’s plan for you life instead of your own
Purpose: Why Am I Here?
Purpose. Many are asking, “Why am I here? What is my purpose?” I hear it everywhere. However, there is a problem. You are not asking the correct person. During this season there are usually many people making resolutions about what they want to accomplish this year. First of all, take the time to ask God the right questions. Many years ago I heard someone say, “If you want to know the purpose of a thing, don’t ask the thing. ASK THE CREATOR OF THE THING.” You ever wonder why people do not know the answer to this question? Only God, can Read More
Making Plans: God’s Got This
Each year on New Year’s day God and I have a conversation about making plans for the coming year and also reflect on accomplishments from the previous year. One of my goals for last year was to publish my book and I met that goal; actually publishing two books. I make it a point to look beyond what I see with my natural eyes; I look for the potential God sees in me. Are you spending time with God making plans for the coming year? Maybe last year was not what you thought it would be. You had some losses Read More
696 Hours: Five Things to Consider
It’s December 2nd, 23 days before Christmas, and 29 days until January 1st, 2017; you have 696 hours left in the year. Can you believe that 2016 is already coming to a close? When you think about it, 696 hours seems like a very long time. However, as the days pass and the end of the year draws closer you realize that 696 hours will come and go at light speed. What are you going to accomplish for the Lord in the next 29 days or 696 hours? Here are a five things to consider: 1. Win more souls to Read More
Hope: Reliable Anchor for Our Souls
Hope is the reliable anchor for our souls. There are those who see the Christmas season as the season of perpetual hope; others, not so much. Scripture tells us in Hebrews 6:16 – 19 that Jesus is that HOPE, “Among men it is customary to swear by something greater than themselves. So in this matter, God, wishing to show beyond doubt that his plan was unchangeable, confirmed it with an oath. So that by two utterly immutable things, the word of God and the oath of God, who cannot lie, we who are refugees from this dying world might have Read More
Three Ways God Does Not Lead His People
Do you know the ways God does not lead His people? God’s Word is filled with ways He leads His people. God leads us through visions (), the Word (), and the Holy Spirit (). The Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, the One called alongside to assist us, leads us using the inward witness. I call this the ‘yucky feeling’ you get when you know something is not right and you should not move forward. God forewarns us when we are approaching danger; we must have ears to hear. However, God does not lead His people through: Fleecing (): As Christians, Read More