Mission Faithwalk

              You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. (Psalm 63:1)                 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who [ a ] have been called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28)                 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope .  (Romans 5:3-4)                   You might not be as eloquent as David. I know I’m not. But when are the times when this verse describes you? Is it when you’re lonely? Bored? Feeling out of control...

                             Whoever is pregnant with evil conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment . (Psalm 7:14)                 To state the obvious, when a woman is pregnant, there is a human being developing in her womb. When someone is pregnant with evil, the evil is developing within their soul. It's not the plot for a devil baby movie. It’s not that someone impulsively lies or steals a pack of gum on the spur of the moment. They dream, envision, plan, contemplate, and even sometimes practice. This isn’t to say that they are master criminals with grandiose plans to take over the world. They needn’t have an IQ of 240. To be pregnant with evil means that the trouble they’ve conceived is premeditated. It’s not an “oops-baby.”           ...

                    You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. (Psalm 63:1)                 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who [ a ] have been called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28)                 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope .  (Romans 5:3-4)                   You might not be as eloquent as David. I know I’m not. But when does this verse describe you? Is it when you’re lonely? Bored? Feeling out of control? Overwhelm...

                  Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near . (Isaiah 55:6)                 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. (Hebrews 11:6)                 God is omnipresent. He’s everywhere. Why should we have to seek Him? How can we not call on Him while He’s near, since He’s always near? Of course, when you get absorbed in a book, you can be physically present with someone, but also be a million miles away. Or when you’re angry with someone, you may be in the same household, but you’re distant. Parents may “stand back” and allow a child to struggle. They seem to be distancing themselves from the child, b...

                        Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. (Proverbs 27:1)                   Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. (Matthew 6:34)                 Scripture warns us about boasting about tomorrow and about worrying about tomorrow for roughly the same reason. We aren’t in control of what will happen tomorrow. This isn’t the same as not planning. It might be better to say that it is planning with one’s ego or emotions firmly attached. Another way to put it might be to say that planning is OK, but not trusting God is not.                 Th...

                 Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near . (Isaiah 55:6)                 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. (Hebrews 11:6)                 God is omnipresent. He’s everywhere. Why should we have to seek Him? How can we not call on Him while He’s near, since He’s always near? Of course, when you get absorbed in a book, you can be physically present with someone, but also be a million miles away. Or when you’re angry with someone, you may be in the same household, but you’re distant. Parents may “stand back” and allow a child to struggle. They seem to be distancing themselves from the child, but it teaches the child things ...