Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. Ephesians 1:4, NLT
You Are Designed by God

Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us, and we are his. Psalm 100:3. NLT God thought you up. He designed you the way you are on purpose—for HIS purpose. Remember Saul of Tarsus? His blueprint was of an impassioned, deep-thinking, driven zealot. And that’s what he was—a fanatic who dedicated his life to persecuting followers… Read More
But, what about all this?

We are proof of imperfection and sin. God designed perfect people to walk with Him in a perfect world. Sin entered the world because of our choice. And look around you at the world, look at me? We are proof of imperfection and sin. Yet Jesus taught us to pray for God’s Kingdom to be… Read More
Do You Love Yourself?

God loves you: when you don’t feel lovely. when it seems that nobody else loves you. when you don’t love yourself. God designed you, you know. Before the world was formed, he had a plan and a purpose for you. Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to… Read More
choose what you think and rethink
Have you ever had a thought just “pop” into your head? In reality, thoughts either come in through your five senses and take up residence or they already live there–they own actual real estate in your brain. The Bad News: Negative thoughts that run on a track that loops through your mind constantly bathes your… Read More
Colossians 3:20-21 R-E-S-P-E-C-T
If we put the words of the Lord in our hearts, if we put them in the forefront of everything we see , if we let them light up our hearts, (Proverbs 4:20-23) then LOVE will be the guide of all that we do. A big part of love is showing respect for each other. Let’s… Read More
When does a “ball of cells” become a baby?
I am grieving today for all those babies who never got to be born. I am not judging anyone involved–that is not for me to do. But, I am sad for those uniquely-designed individuals, still in the just-made stage, who never got a chance to live. And I pray for God to move the hearts… Read More