Life Imagined

  A few days ago, I was talking with someone who was talking about the business they work for and the money it takes to run efficiently, the expense for equipment, etc. I made a statement about making those decisions prayerfully.  And what he said made my heart sink a little.  He told me God doesn't care what the business spends money on.  "He has bigger things to worry about." Well, let me tell you about my Jesus . I said, "Of course He cares! He wants us to run Christian businesses that are successful. He cares about the biggest and smallest details of ALL our lives." How do people not know the heart of our creator? Do you know that Jesus is in the details? He is interested in the smallest day-to-day details of our lives. His love fights fiercely for us, yet also loves us in the most tender way.  Matthew 18:12-13 says He would leave the 99 just to find one that has gone astray. That's me and that's you!   Y'all, He cares about the details...I'v...

You know, I have lived so much of my life saying things like..."I just don't fit in”, or I just don’t fit in well with groups."  I'm realizing these words put me right where the enemy wanted me ... separated, quiet, not participating.   But I'm reading in 2 Corinthians 3:6 that He says something very different about me.  It says He has qualified me.  The KJV version says He has made me able .  The AMPC says He has made me to be fit, worthy, and sufficient .  Do you hear that??  Man, I hope those words are speaking to you like they speak to me!! The mirror of His word is changing me, changing what I see, who I am, increasing my confidence in His promises.  This verse says His spirit gives me LIFE!  May the whispers of His life-giving Word be louder in my ear than the lies.   Oh friend, I hope you hear this.  If you feel like you don't fit in, that's a LIE!!  You absolutely do "fit"....right into His good plan.  Ch...