January 24, 2021
In reviewing my life, prayer and faith illuminated my journey. There were many times when my faith was smaller than a mustard seed, and the hurdles insurmountable, but He who promised to be with me, strengthened my little faith, which…
January 16, 2021
Elementary Faith was/is Basic in My Life: #28 For me, “faith” began as a mustard seed, which I had to put into the ground (into my heart), then I had to care for it so that God’s Spirit could make…
January 9, 2021
Losing Confidence in Faith: #27 The writer of the Hebrew Christians, in Chapter 11, verse 6, made this statement: “And without faith it is impossible to please Him (God). For whoever would draw near to God must believe that He…
January 2, 2021
What Has Self-Confidence Done for Me? #26 In the previous chapter, I shared how my self-confidence resembled a thermometer. Accidents, mistakes, unpleasant surprises, health problems, and many other troubling things dropped and raised my confidence. However, my confidence never fell…
December 27, 2020
In seconds, I had become physically and mentally helpless, useless, and confined to seclusion. I also came from a background that regarded my accident as a “divine act of correction and punishment.” My conscience agreed with that belief and it…
December 19, 2020
Why am I still in this world? The reason for me being here is you! I cannot get into Christ’s Kingdom without making things right with you. God made us “keepers of each other” and we are responsible for each…
December 12, 2020
For me to stay saved means to stay and live in “grace” and practice “grace” in my daily living. It also means to live in Christ and do what He has commanded. One of Christ’s Commands was that if I…
December 5, 2020
Has Grace set me free from sinning? Oh, how I wished that it were so! However, I am in a body of flesh and blood that does not stop craving for things that are harmful. I can and do taste…
November 28, 2020
Practice makes Grace Real #21 I was born into a multicultural environment where we exchanged favors without having anything in common. In school, I was able to do favors for my classmates who pretended to be my friends, but when…
November 21, 2020
To me, “God and Grace” are one and the same. Without Grace, the world would have fallen apart long ago. But — how then — does the “Grace of God” work? How does “Grace” keep the world running? Like God,…