Good morning... I pull from a cardboard box one of my nearly four hundred old journals and step onto the the elliptical machine in our basement. My top exercise of choice is walking and talking with close friends, but reading the handwriting of my past as I "elliptical" comes in a close second. "Every step of our journey is [...]
Good morning... A few days back, my morning message was about Jesus sitting in our passenger seat patiently encouraging us, “Start the car.” Refusing to honor our request for black and white instructions printed out ahead of time, God directs us, turn by turn, with his relentlessly relational voice. A subscriber added a thought we so often feel: “I would [...]
Good morning... "I liked your message," wrote my 22 year old son who is ministering to college students for a year in Australia. "The steps of discerning God's purpose/plan for our lives are challenging. I came across this study worksheet that looks into 'What is God's purpose for me?' It creates a few solid purposes that we all have [...]
Good morning... "Through you I am getting the message to come to God often," wrote one subscriber. I smile as I sense God chuckle, "I have come to you. I am already here!" It reminds me of a quote I read aloud in our Bible study this week. "The difference between the mechanical and relational approach (to prayer) could [...]
Good morning... "What is my purpose?" we pray to God regularly. To help us understand the LORD's answer, let me share with you a true life example appearing in my inbox yesterday. A subscriber from Florida wrote: “Again, I am drawn to correspond with you, Sue, knowing full well how many of these replies you must get per day, [...]
Good morning... Yesterday at 6:11 am, I pressed "send" on my blog message entitled, "Unraveled, We Are Re-woven." At 7:24 am, a subscriber sent me yesterday's words from Sarah Young's Jesus Calling. Amplifying the voice of God, her message concludes: "You inhabit a fallen, disjointed world, where things are constantly unraveling around the edges. Only a vibrant relationship with [...]
Good morning... Guiding wisdom lingers from this week's walk with a friend. "Doing the hard thing now eventually makes life easy. Doing the easy thing now eventually makes life hard." It is easy to do the easy thing. Avoid pain. React impulsively. Lie, cheat, shortcut. Skirt commitment to God, true self, and others. It is hard to do the [...]
Good morning... "Hoping high tide doesn't bring the river into our living room," a friend texted from Jacksonville, Florida as Hurricane Irma slammed her state. "Please pray that the water recedes and we don't see the predicted 4-6 foot surge. Thank you." I lifted prayers all day and was grateful for her final message. "Waters came up to the [...]
Good morning... Interactive. One of the best things about our written word ministry is her interactive nature. I prayerfully listen for God's subtle movement. I sense a fresh smidgen of Holy Spirit wisdom. With God I craft a morning message, then I press "send" to reach out to you. You read and receive at your convenience. You prayerfully ponder, [...]
Good morning... After reading and re-reading yesterday's post, "What do I want for Mother's Day?" I deepened my thoughts for everyday living. What do I really want each day of my life? I want me, the real me. I want my best self to keep coming around. I want to be the kind of person with whom family and [...]
