Category: Today’s Armor

Maybe We All Experience The Same Thing… We all, or so it seems, come into our identity at an early age. Most of us, unfortunately, don’t realize it and, again, most of us have no idea what it even means, how it happens or when it happens. It’s there we simply need to seek, ask and knock in order for it to be revealed. As a child on Sunday mornings, the earliest memory that comes to mind, was walking to church, alone, having left two brothers and Mom, sitting in…

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He Restrained Them Not… As with Samuel, when the Lord speaks, we should respond. When we are awakened in sleep, we may want to ask the Lord to speak to us that we may know His word, we may know His guidance for our life. When we listen, God speaks. When we obey, God acts. If someone believes that God is done speaking the question remains…how could that person believe in Christ, follow Christ or claim thereof they are a Christian? God has been very busy speaking to us, but…

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All That You Say To Me I Will Do… When we walk in the will of the Lord, humble ourselves to serve Him and others we find that our lives are filled with grace and mercy. It begins with humility and, sometimes, humility is born from heartbreak, loss or desperation. Once we find ourselves “at the bottom”, whatever that looks like, we can humble ourselves in front of the Lord, bow down and make ourselves available to His will and set our free will aside. This opens the door wide…

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But Ruth Clung Unto Her.. Humility, grace and mercy seem to be linked one to another. Once we humble ourselves we can find grace and once grace is upon us mercy seem to follow. Maybe not in all instances but it sure seems the three can run together quiet easily. Can we simultaneously walk in fear and in humility, especially in the presence of others and even more so when in the presence of someone we have the deepest respect? It seems that it would be an impossible task. It…

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Where Two or Three Are Gathered… When 2 or 3 are gathered together in the name of Jesus Christ, He is in the midst. What if there are 4, 5 or more? If there are 2 or 3 gathered the focus is on the topic at hand. Once the 4th person is introduced it can easily shift. One of the 4 is going to be off base, is going to be physically in the circle, however, their heart, mind and soul may be in another location. This can be easily…

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