Bible in 365 Days – Day 14
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): THE ACTION Genesis 39:20 NLT So he took Joseph and threw him into the prison where the king’s prisoners were held, and there he remained. THE REACTION Genesis 39:21-23 NLT But the Lord was with Joseph in the prison and showed him his faithful love. And the Lord made Joseph a favorite with the […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 10
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): THE ACTION Genesis 29:16-18, 22-23, 25-28, 30 NLT Now Laban had two daughters. The older daughter was named Leah, and the younger one was Rachel. There was no sparkle in Leah’s eyes, but Rachel had a beautiful figure and a lovely face. Since Jacob was in love with Rachel, he told […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 9
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): THE ACTION Genesis 26:1, 12-16 NLT A severe famine now struck the land, as had happened before in Abraham’s time. So Isaac moved to Gerar, where Abimelech, king of the Philistines, lived. When Isaac planted his crops that year, he harvested a hundred times more grain than he planted, for the Lord blessed […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 5
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): THE ACTION Genesis 15:2-4 and 16:2 NLT But Abram replied, “O Sovereign Lord, what good are all your blessings when I don’t even have a son? Since you’ve given me no children, Eliezer of Damascus, a servant in my household, will inherit all my wealth. You have given me no descendants of my […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 2
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Genesis 4:3-4 NLT THE ACTION When it was time for the harvest, Cain presented some of his crops as a gift to the Lord . Abel also brought a gift—the best portions of the firstborn lambs from his flock. Genesis 4:5-7 NLT THE REACTION The Lord accepted Abel and his gift, […]
Lonely and Alone
This one is tough guys. This one is hard to write. Last week, much to my amazement, I heard myself saying, “I’ve changed this year. I feel much lighter.” It was strange but I’ve never thought much beyond the changes that I had felt in my gut needed to be made. Neither did I examine […]
Self-Honesty
I am an hypocrite. In fact, if many of us should stop and think about it, we are very hypocritical when it comes to being honest with ourselves. By extension, we become hypocrites with God and others because frankly, in order to be honest with God or others, you must first be honest with yourself. […]
Complaining…
As my vacation came to an end, I spent long moments reflecting. These moments were quite different from the first half of my vacation. Those were days I spent on a cruise mingling, making new friends, enjoying the entertainment and exploring new locations. These were all activities designed to feed my outgoing side. The only […]
My Perfect Mistake
Headiness was catchingTalking, laughingMind alightingYearning…Touching?Forced to faceYou weren’t surface but buried flesh-deepA thorn, you areMy perfect mistake. Ravaged by a fewPerfect-imperfect momentsLolled into a false sense of security.Awakened with the knowledgeNothing is as it seems.I was the surfaceJust goosebumps, I amYour unacknowledged mistakeWhile you were buried flesh-deepA thorn, you areMy perfect mistake. Distracted. Lost to space […]
Je Ne Regrette Rien! (I Don’t Regret Anything!)
I sat at my desk working while listening music and the strangest thing happened! James Blunt’s You’re Beautiful started playing and immediately I had a flashback concerning my ex that left me with the hugest grin on my face. It was two weeks before my 18th birthday at 2am. We were up on the phone […]