Some days I can’t get over the beauty hiding behind every corner of life with these four former orphans. “Thank you, God, that you sent my Mommy and Daddy to Ethiopia to get me,” she whispered, head buried in her hands. And I swelled. We sat at a...
I can’t add more to God. My words — even the most God-inspired of them — are like a drop of water in the ocean of His depth. As I sit down to write my Monday morning adoration, the praise that’s been bouncing around in my head for days, I feel...
Psalm 34:1-2 I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.** What is there that calls for a continuous response? A response, over and over and over again, that doesn’t leave me feeling tired or stripped-dry? You. You call me to...
Adoration makes a heart ready. It’s diving into the pool — before testing the water to see if you really want to immerse. I’ve found a funny little quirk about myself: when my heart feels cold, I don’t want to swim. Inertia allures me into...
Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us. Ephesians 3:20** Even my wildest dreams pale when matched against Your offering. Father, you are more. In every way, more. To think … I...
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye. Psalm 32:8** Your vision is pure, I long for Your eyesight. Your eye pierces through layers of flesh and resistance to see beauty. Clarity is in Your gaze. I get lost,...
