ON THIS SIDE OF THE FENCE

This morning while reading the word, an image appeared in my spirit of a hand reaching over a fence and dropping a note. The fence separated the present from the future. The note was a promise from God assigned to a time and place of future fulfillment. The fence...

THE NATURE OF BAD ADVICE

In 1903, Henry Ford’s lawyer was given some bad advice. He was advised not to buy stock in the Ford Motor Company. A local bank president told Ford’s lawyer, “The horse is here to stay.” The lawyer wisely ignored that advice and bought $5,000 worth of stock selling it...

OUR ADVANTAGE IN EVERYTHING

In your present suffering, God has given you an advantage. Discovering the nature of that advantage will change everything, especially the pain you now feel. A few days ago, I wrote an article titled, “Interpreting the Sounds of Groaning” from Roman Chapter 8. I...

THE MOST IMPORTANT LABEL

Labels are descriptions that we attach to our lives. They can define a function, a season, or the memory of a person. No label offers an all-inclusive definition of someone’s life. I sat down and reviewed the various labels that have been attached to my...

SETTLED AND AT PEACE

There are certain things in a life of faith that until they are settled, we will continue to live in a state of unease swayed back and forth by doubt without ever finding a place of rest. Years ago, Jan shared with me a breakthrough that took place in her heart that...