I want to renew a journey through the Gospel of Mark. Mark’s Gospel begins with a quote from the prophet Isaiah that was written some 700 before the birth of Jesus. In this quote the prophet Isaiah predicted that John the Baptist and Jesus would come into this world. So, I wonder, how did the
How can we live in God’s will, and know it? As we learn to “live in the present”, the fourth thing we can do is recognize that even our faith is a process. Indeed, life is a process. I am still in God’s classroom each and every day. I am ever learning and GROWING in response to my life w
How can we live in God’s will, and know it? The second thing that that we can do is to “long for what God has promised”. I came to a point in my life where I longed to get out of my addiction. I longed for peace in my life, a family & children. In many ways, it may not seem a hard t
Some time ago day my grandson was standing up in the rocking chair and rocking back and forth. I said, “Buddy, don’t stand in the chair. You’re gonna fall”. Well, fall he did. It wasn’t real pleasant. How can we live in God’s will, and know it? As we trust Jesus with ou
Often life is a struggle either because of choices we have made or choices that have been made for us by others. We often seek to live in “our will” rather than choose to live in “God’s will”. Living in God’s will means recognizing God is in control. Living in God’s will mean
THE THIRD STEP to living in God’s will is to maintain your principles even when it is inconvenient. Oh–this is a tough one, because we always want to choose the EASY way. We don’t want to be inconvenienced. We deal every day with the temptation to tell that little white lie, to go against prin