"She answered, 'Give me a blessing; since you have given me land in the South, give me also springs of water.' So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs" (Joshua 15:19 NKJV). The Daughter fell to her knees after both of her feet landed in her Promised Land. She wiped the sweat from her brow, unknowingly smudging her forehead with the dirt gathered on her … [Read more...] about The Upper and Lower Springs
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Amblyopia: Poor Eye Teaming in Life
I was diagnosed with amblyopia when I was in elementary. Amblyopia or sometimes referred to as "lazy eye" means that my right and left eye don't work well together. The vision in my left eye has become lazy and relies on my right eye to do all the seeing, becoming the main eye that sends signals to my brain of the images around me. I was in the fifth grade when the doctors … [Read more...] about Amblyopia: Poor Eye Teaming in Life
Jesus Went on the Naughty List
The culture's manufactured Christmas Spirit includes being good enough to earn our holiday blessing. Kids may lose their presents if they are bad. But if they are good, they will have gifts under the tree. The other component of this fake Christmas Spirit is by doing good works we automatically become good people. We buy coffee for the person behind us and, suddenly, we … [Read more...] about Jesus Went on the Naughty List
Rest, Rely and Receive: 5 Ways to Wait on God
"But Lord, be merciful to us, for we have waited for you [REST]. Be our strong arm each day [RELY] and our salvation in times of trouble [RECEIVE]" (Isaiah 33.2 NLT). Rest, Rely and Receive Many of us have it all backwards. We pray to Receive from God before we've learned to Rest and Rely on Him daily. When we find ourselves in a jam, we cry out to be rescue. However, if we … [Read more...] about Rest, Rely and Receive: 5 Ways to Wait on God
