The Lord is my Shepherd
- Mon, Oct 3, 2011
Recently I've been thinking a lot about the 23rd Psalm. Yeah, the famous one from David that starts off by saying, "The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want." What exactly did David mean? I turned to Max's book, Travelling Light, to gain some insight but I didn't expect this question:
"Are you in prison? You are if you feel better when you have more and worse when you have less. You are if joy is one delivery away, one transfer away, one award away, or one makeover away. If your happiness comes from something ...
God's Story, Your Story
- Wed, Sep 14, 2011
". . . it was supposed to go my way!"
I got rejected. Not once. Not twice, but seven times! My future was starting to look bleak. One by one, the doors closed and I didn't get a single college acceptance letter that semester. "This is unbelievable," I thought! I was a part of school and church leadership, received a "leader of tomorrow" award, had above-average grades and was otherwise a 'well-rounded' student. Rejected when my friends got into Harvard, Yale and Princeton, I was a mess. How could this be? This was my story . . . it was supposed to my way!
"God ...
We Win!
- Fri, Jul 8, 2011
I'm a competitive person. Naturally, therefore, I like to win! That's why I chose the winning team in life. Yes. Life! I don't need to worry about the future - no matter what happens I will be OK because I have victory in Christ.
Sometimes, however, I don't live as if I am a winner. I feel the weight of the world on my shoulders and I forget that the most important thing in life has already been taken care of.
This is why I'm so thankful that Pastor Max Lucado encourages me to set my ...