John 5 Jesus asked the man who had been a paralyzed invalid for 38 years if he wanted to be well. What’s interesting is the man avoided Jesus’ question and instead blamed his inability to be healed on the fact that nobody else would let him get into the pol. Jesus healed him despite his evasive answer. I think sometimes people with chronic illness or conditions such as anxiety tend to form a self identity based on that ailment rather than on focusing their self identity on who they are in Christ, on who He created them to be. I … Continue reading Identity

John 2-4 There are times in my life when the road ahead seems impossible; today was such a day.  We enjoyed homeschool day in Houston immensely; however, the thought of the five hour drive ahead of me made my already aching back protest loudly. Now I am home and feel like kissing the floor!   We had a smooth, uneventful trip.  My back pain wasn’t pleasant, but God provided some incredible handiwork on the highways to help distract me!  (The heated seats help an aching back, too!)  I spied mile after mile of knee-high grasses topped with purplish blooms.  A … Continue reading Traversing rough roadways

Matthew 4, Luke 4-5, John 1:15-51 People were beginning to feel Jesus and his power. After his trial in the wilderness, Jesus emerged full of the Holy Spirit. How we respond to hard times in our lives determines whether we emerge as Jesus did — victorious or beaten. So how can we walk out on the other side of our deserts filled with the Lord’s power working in us? Jesus faced temptations…so do we. He smacked them down by the power of the Word of God. It is interesting that Satan didn’t argue once Jesus spoke the truth. Instead he … Continue reading Double Edged Sword

Matthew 3, Luke 3, Mark 1 Today I read about the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. John the Baptist prepared the way for the people, and Jesus began with mercy by healing the sick. The first thing he did after calling the fishermen to be fishers of men was to heal a member of their family. How comforting to know that Jesus was and is given authority to heal! I found out today that I have fibromyalgia. The good news is that the Lord will heal me…and the doctor has some definite ideas about how to make me feel better: rest, … Continue reading Raining Healing