You’ve had those days, or maybe even weeks, when nearly everything you’ve planned gets dashed. Nothing seems to work out the way you thought it would. A routine trip to the grocery store turns into something far more. Your schedule for the day is smashed into a million little pieces. You know what I’m talking [...]
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Dashed Plans
Posted in Bible, goodness of God, practical stuff, providence, sovereignty of God on August 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Posted in Bible, Christian life, providence, sovereignty of God on September 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Things don’t always work out the way you want them to. “Man proposes but God disposes,” is a good phrase to remember. The book of Proverbs gives us God’s wisdom on the subject (and part of the overarching Christian/Biblical worldview): The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer is from the LORD. [...]
Good Times
Posted in Dark Providence, sovereignty of God on April 6, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Good times aren’t always good for us. “Take care lest you forget the LORD your God by not keeping his commandments and his rules and his statutes, which I command you today, lest, you when you have eaten and are full and have built good houses and live in them, and when your herds and [...]
Against Hand-Biting
Posted in Bible, discipline, sovereignty of God on January 17, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Don’t bite the hand that feeds you. Don’t bite the hand that disciplines you, either. And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? ‘My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him. For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises [...]
3 Certainties for 2010
Posted in Christian life, encouragement, sovereignty of God on January 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There are three things we can count on in 2010. (In reality, for a Christian – a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ – there are hundreds, if not thousands, of certainties. I’ve chosen just three of them.) We can count on these things every day of every year, but since it’s the beginning [...]
Verse of the Moment
Posted in my life, sovereignty of God, the will of God, Verse of the Moment on March 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps.” (Prov. 16:9) Saturday proved this verse (of course it didn’t need proving – maybe confirmation is a better word). I had my day planned because there were several things I needed to accomplish including my sermon for the next day. Nothing [...]
The Tipping Point
Posted in my life, providence, sovereignty of God on December 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
As far as our weather has concerned, I’ve reached the tipping point. I probably reached it several days ago. It started snowing last Saturday (8 days ago) and hasn’t really stopped. Snow is great, don’t get me wrong, but only for a couple of days. After that it’s a nuisance and a major interrupter of [...]
Forget Not All His Benefits – Part 4
Posted in Forget Not All His Benefits, gratitude, sovereignty of God on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well, I didn’t post things I’m thankful for every day last week like I said I would. Life, busyness, and forgetfulness all have a way of crowding in and altering the best of intentions. Even though Thanksgiving is officially over (Christmas stuff is OK now in my book), I can still give thanks – [...]
No Fear
Posted in Miscellaneous, providence, sovereignty of God on September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Chuck Colson has good thoughts on the financial state of the United States, especially in the last week. You can read them here. Now is not the time for fear. Remember, God is sovereign.
Trust, not Anxiety
Posted in Books, Christian life, faith in life, memorizing Scripture, prayer, providence, sovereignty of God on August 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of the “respectable sins” Jerry Bridges talks about in his book Respectable Sins (aptly titled!) is anxiety. He makes it clear that anxiety is a sin. He quotes Matthew 6:25-34; Luke 12:7; Philippians 4:6; and 1 Peter 5:7 to make his point. Bridges describes anxiety as a negative way we respond to the pain generated by [...]
