Keep The Faith

Letting God Carry What We Cannot Sometimes the hardest part of loving others is watching them stay in places we’ve already been freed from. When their choices begin to weigh on our hearts, we’re reminded that true change doesn’t come from our effort — it comes from Father God’s timing and His gentle work within the soul. Reflection: Letting God Carry What We Cannot There are moments in life when we see people we care about held down by their own choices — habits that keep them stuck, patterns that dim their hope, and decisions that ripple outward into the lives of those who love them. It’s hard to watch. It’s even harder when their struggle begins to weigh on our own hearts and homes. But there comes a point when we realize something important: We cannot lift someone who is not ready to rise. And we cannot carry burdens that were never ours to hold. This truth echoes a moment in the book, The Shack by William P Young , when Mack...

Unity Series — When Nations Rage, God Still Leads His People When the nations rage and wars drag on year after year, it is easy to feel overwhelmed, confused, or even numb. Yet Scripture reminds us that God has always led His people through impossible situations, and that His Kingdom remains unshaken even when the kingdoms of this world collide. 03/02/2022 This morning my mind went to the war that began when Putin’s Russia invaded the smaller nation of Ukraine. I can only imagine the fear the Ukrainian people must have felt. They were suddenly facing a powerful military force with overwhelming weapons and resources. As I watched the news, my thoughts went back to another moment in history — one recorded in Scripture (Read the story⇾  Exodus 14 ). God brought the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt; He led them straight to the edge of the sea with nowhere to go. Behind them, the Egyptian army wa...

Encouragement for Those Who Are Doing the Work of Father God I want to offer encouragement to those of you who are faithfully doing the work of Father God. I have been working on this blog for five years now. This blog belongs to the Lord. And during this time, I have experienced Satan’s power again and again. From what I have seen, humans could very well call him a “god” — he is that powerful. He knows what I am thinking, and he reacts when he does not like what I am doing. Here is the most recent example of what I believe was his work. June 2016 — The Ant Bites, the Wasp Sting, and the Infection On Wednesday morning, 6/29/16, I posted “ To all the bond-servants of the Lord .” The day before, 6/28/16, I was working in the yard and picked up some corn stalks I had laid down earlier. My right hand was attacked by fire ants — I probably got half a dozen bites. They formed the usual red welts with white centers. On Thursday, my wife and I went to our river prop...

Becoming One: When Faith Is Tested Faith has been on my heart lately. Not the idea of faith, but the real, lived-out trust that turns our eyes toward Father God when the world feels dark and confusing. I’ve been asking myself what it truly means to believe — not just in words, but in the way I respond to the things happening around me. These Scriptures have been speaking to me, and I pray they speak to you as well.

Where’s God? Have you ever wondered if God is only present when we call on Him—stepping aside at other times to leave us to our own paths? Or do you sometimes feel that He only intervenes after events unfold? I’ve thought about this too. I believe God is always at work, guiding us within His will—not just in the lives of those who believe, but also in the lives of those who don’t yet know Him. Everything that happens aligns with His purposes. When difficult times come, it’s often hard to understand how they fit into God’s will. But I don’t believe God brings hardships to harm us or to punish us for not being perfect. Our lives, as God sees them, have already been fully known, and within that understanding, He makes adjustments along our path, shaping circumstances to yield what’s best for us. How could that person happen to be there when you needed food, or a place to stay, or money at just the right time? How did someone so special enter your life fro...