My wife and I have been together for twenty-six years, but this is our first Thanksgiving...

That's the hardest part, isn't it? The unknown. Sometimes we get answers immediately, sometimes not. (Sometimes never.)

The other morning, God showed me a big heaping bowl of Kasha, with a spoon in it. What is Kasha? Russian food. (It tastes like Provision.)

Often God has us waiting, whether it's for fulfillment of promises, answers to questions, or simply for further instructions.

"not called to see through each other, but to see each other through." That little change in word order makes all the difference...

"Why did you take him so young, God?" "What will we do without him, God?" In my opinion, God took him because he had completed his mission.

That's what his name Immanuel means. "God WITH us." Not just with us in our triumphs and our happy moments, but with us in our suffering.

I have to appear at the hospital every day at 6:45 am for testing and examination. That's the hard part. The easy part is the Hope Lodge!

I know a pastor who likes to say "Faith is spelled R.I.S.K." And I think he's right. So what waters are Jesus calling you to step out on?

As I think about Harvey Dent, the comic book villain and Batman foe known as Two-Face, I am reminded of some of us as we go through life.

I know God heals. Sometimes through his hand, sometimes through doctors... and sometimes through calling us home to heaven...

Oh boy! Waiting! And then God showed me a vision from some time ago, of a big waiting room at a Doctor's Office. I don't mean a nice one.

"Taking a real rest." That sounds pretty good, God! And that's where God has me right now. A place of rest. It's not heavy or ill-fitting.

I used to live in Azerbaijan, where hospitality really WAS a core cultural value. Having a Guest was a BIG DEAL...

Have you ever had an "I done goofed" moment with God? I did, just this morning! But I'll get to that in a minute...

God is ABLE to deliver us, from the bog of our own bad decisions and willful disobedience... But deliverance is often not without pain.

The really astounding part for David, is that God would make these precious promises, as he put it "EVEN THOUGH YOU KNOW ME JUST AS I AM."

Maybe God has made promises to you, but all you can see is the locked door? "Stop doubting and believe."

So my question for you is, what's your status? 'Going it alone with your anchor dragging, or are you in safe harbor with other believers?

Sometimes God requires hard things. He gives us missions or puts us in circumstances that require us to be resolute.