My God My Everything

The Sermon on the Mount is the largest recorded sermon given by Jesus to His followers. He wanted to prepare them, and us, to live a radically different life than what we see in the world. As true disciples we will experience every beatitude at some point in our lives, which means that we will also be blessed as promised. Nuggets of Truth are taken from the Sermon on the Mount and presented from the Message translation of the Bible. My hope is that you will find encouragement and connection with each passage. You’re blessed when you feel you’ve lost what is most dear to you. Only then can you…

The Sermon on the Mount is the largest recorded sermon given by Jesus to His followers. He wanted to prepare them, and us, to live a radically different life than what we see in the world. As true disciples we will experience every beatitude at some point in our lives, which means that we will also be blessed as promised. Nuggets of Truth are taken from the Sermon on the Mount and presented from the Message translation of the Bible. My hope is that you will find encouragement and connection with each passage. You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more…

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” – Matthew 11:28-30 I am a perfectionist by nature and when I set my mind to do something, I can wear myself out making it happen. This mentality puts so much pressure on my performance, productivity, and accomplishments that there doesn’t seem to be any room for enjoying the project or the process. This week I failed at writing a blog post for…

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. – Proverbs 3:5-6 I was preparing for next weeks Grief Share meeting and the topic is Why? No doubt you have asked that very question of God and wanted an answer. Perhaps you’ve wondered, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” That question is often asked in an attempt to understand why God would allow certain things to happen. But the truth remains that we don’t understand nor can we see the whole purpose and outcome from our limited point of view. Some…

The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. – Psalm 37:23 NLT Do you believe that all prayers are important, no matter how big or small, no matter how simple or complex? Sometimes we hesitate to talk to God about the little things in our lives feeling that they aren’t important enough to bother Him with. But His Word tells us to pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. He also tells us not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Those words are God’s invitation to talk to Him…

But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?” And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down.  Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.” – Matthew 14: 30-33 Last night I watched the latest episode of The Chosen. Peter was struggling with his faith because of a deep loss he and his wife had experienced. A battle raged in his heart and mind as he tried to understand why it seemed that Jesus helped…

I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” – Lamentations 3: 24 Emotional struggles are common in this life for everyone. In fact, the bible tells us that our brothers and sisters in Christ throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings and encourges us to stand strong in our faith, resist the enemy and God in His perfect timing will Himself restore us and make us strong, firm and steadfast. But how do we do that when those emotions are so overwhelming? We do that by remembering that the Lord is our portion and just like the manna in the Old Testament, He will rain down exactly…

Words kill, words give life; they’re either poison or fruit—you choose. – Proverbs 18:21 MSG Every day you preach to yourself some kind of gospel – a false “I can’t do this” gospel or the true “I have all I need in Christ” gospel. No one is more influential in your life than you are because no one talks to you more than you do. – (Dr. Paul David Tripp) I’ve read that our mind is the battlefield. It’s where we wrestle with thoughts and emotions in an attempt to take them captive and make them obedient to Christ. It’s where we ward off the fiery darts of the enemy…

In Your presence is fullness of joy. – Psalm 16:11 Are you a joyful person? Do others see you and wonder where your joy comes from? As I read these questions I took a deep look at myself and knew that I wasn’t as joy-filled as I would like to be. All too often I allow discouragement, fear, and anxiousness to dictate the amount of joy in my life. Today’s passage tells us where we will find real joy, consistent joy, and fullness of joy. It’s found in the presence of the Lord. I read a very interesting article about joy by Warren Wiersbe that said, “Some people are thermometers,…