Epic Love, Little Choices

Love plays itself out in what seems like such unremarkable ways - you pick up your socks, you ignore their snarky comment, you put the toilet seat down. But this is exactly what makes it epic - the fact that love plays itself out in a thousand little choices, unseen and without supporting soundtrack. That's what makes it so beautiful. I'll run to the store. We can watch your show. Yes, you can dim the lights. No, I don't mind if you go out tonight. Would you like a little of my cookie? We meet these moments every day. This morning, we had to get down to an event for which we were the keynote speakers.  Stasi and I agreed last night we'd better leave the house at eight. It is now ten after and she's not ready; she's futzing in the bathroom.

A Key Insight into Challenges and Maturity

A Key Insight into Challenges and Maturity

The apostle John celebrates the fact that we're all in differing stages of development [see 1 John 2:12-14]. The point isn't to dwell on how weak or immature we are currently; it's that we're all in process, and our goal is to become fully grown and mature persons. The apostle Peter said... "Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good" (1 Peter 2:2-3).  The pure spiritual milk Peter refers to can only be attained through Scripture. Our heavenly Father loves us as we love our own children, and he longs for us to mature just as we desire growth and maturity for our own sons and daughters.

Eye opener..

There is a certain tendency of sin to blind a person into ignoring the sins we commit on a daily basis, and because we have not been found out, we think it is alright.

I have been or rather, am in one such scenario myself. One that has sort of shaken me to say, what are you doing Yvonne?

The small meeting I had with a work colleague brought me back to reality, and the fact that I had to put a straight face and lie, really made me sit down and ask questions.

What qualifies me??

Global Media Outreach posted this in my inbox and i looked at the newsletter. In the state that i have been in the past few weeks, I felt the message speaking to me. In fact, I can feel the heat welling up in my body as I note this down, and the only thing i can say is: Only God knows that you qualify, not what you are able to do or where you have been. It is only how willing you are to allow God to lead you forward. Let him cause none of us can ever be qualified in the face of God. No one is qualified for the kingdom, even if you try...


Have you ever been to a job interview where they ask you, “What qualifies you for this position?” You might go on and on about what makes you the best employee they could ever have, desperately hoping for the position.

However, we often do the opposite with God. He comes to you and says, “I have a great plan for your life. I want you to reach many people with My love and display My glory.” And you say, “Not me, God. I can’t do that. I have too much sin, too many weaknesses. You have the wrong person. Pick him over there…he never makes the mistakes I do.”

10 Reasons to Celebrate

If anybody on earth has the right to celebrate, it is those of us who have committed our lives to Christ and been accepted into God’s family! Just think of all God has done for us! As we trust in Jesus Christ we are: given a new life of purpose and significance forgiven for every sin, mistake, and failure loved unconditionally and accepted by God provided with a spiritual family for our support set free from worry because God is in control offered God's power to overcome hurts, habits, and hang-ups equipped with spiritual gifts, talents, and abilities to use protected by all of God's promises supplied with everything we need guaranteed eternal life...

3 Lessons from Toppling the Outhouse

Many years ago, a little boy lived in the country, out in a rural part of West Texas... For facilities, his family had to use an outhouse, and the boy hated it because it was hot in the summer, cold in the winter, and stunk all the time... Well, one afternoon after a hard spring rain, the little creek [near the outhouse] became so swollen that the boy decided it was his perfect chance to get rid of the much-hated outhouse. [He pushed] until the outhouse toppled backward into the creek and floated away... 

He lifts me up..

We all get hurt in life in our relationships and interactions with other people.

I have been hurt, and I did some stupid things because I thought I was okay, yet I was not. I have kissed different men of different ages in a very short space of time. I didn’t want to admit it, but now I do, because I am not so proud of myself. The experience has left me with a terrible feeling.

I cried, asking him to see what he had made of me. I no longer knew myself. I had been shattered right to the core. And now I sit down and ask God – where were you? Why didn’t you protect me from this? I feel vulnerable, I feel exposed and I feel as though I have not been able to handle anyone who has given me that much attention.