Tag: purpose

What God Has Told Me…

“Call to me, and I will answer you.I will tell you great and mysterious things that you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 GW “Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.” 1 Peter 5:7 NLT I have a journal I write in most days...

Color Your World

“For we are God’s masterpiece.He has created us anew in Christ Jesus,so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Ephesians 2:10 NLT “Ever since God created the world, his invisible qualities, both his eternal power and his divine nature, have been clearly seen; they...

Onward, Christian Soldiers

“Just as you sent me into the world, I am sending them into the world.” John 17:18 NLT “He creates each of us by Christ Jesus to join him in the work he does, the good work he has gotten ready for us to do, work we had better...

Write Your Story

“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10 NASB I have several creative writing journals that offer story starters and writing prompts to provide inspiration for aspiring fiction writers. For example, the Prompt Me: Creative Writing Journal...

Some Assembly Required

“I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” John 10:10 ESV “Life is a gift, albeit unassembled. It comes in pieces, and sometimes it falls to pieces. Part A doesn’t always fit with part B. The struggle is too great for the strength. Inevitably, something seems...

Trust & Obey

“Trust God from the bottom of your heart;don’t try to figure out everything on your own.Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go;he’s the one who will keep you on track.” Proverbs 3:5-6 MSG We all sometimes wonder what our purpose is and which path we should take in...

Thy Will Be Done

“‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord . . .” Jeremiah 29:11 NIV I told a friend of mine a few weeks ago, “I keep trying to figure out my life, but the more I try, the more I realize that I don’t know the answer...

We Are Not “the Borg”!

“For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of...

Math, the Universe, and God’s Providence

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 NIV This week I’ve chosen some really big topics, but don’t worry! I don’t plan to get too technical. I just want...

6 Days = 13.8 Billion Years?

“God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning — the sixth day. Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.” Genesis 1:31-2:1 NIV “In 2012, WMAP estimated the age of the universe...